Maybe you have been annoyed by the extra charge to get a plastic shopping bag, but a new study shows the policies actually ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning plastic bags from grocery store checkouts, including the thicker, "reusable" bags that stores switched to after an earlier ban. “We deserve a ...

The no-frills Trader Joe's mini tote bags are $2.99 and smaller than most traditional canvas shopping bags ... a unique intersection between consumer behavior, branding, and social status ...

Giant Eagle’s decision to abandon reusable fabric shopping bags in favor of single-use plastic ... tensions between environmental ideals and consumer realities, as was evident on Friday ...

Plastic bag regulations – bans and consumer fees – have led to meaningful reductions in plastic litter on U.S. shorelines, according to a new study ...

That extra fee at the grocery store for a plastic shopping bag isn’t just an inconvenience ... an assistant professor of agricultural and consumer economics at the University of Illinois ...