In some of the 50 states, plastic bags at grocery stores are a thing of the past. Many stores encourage reusable bags, but some shops have swapped the usual plastic out for paper bags, which are ...

With more cities, states and countries banning single-use plastic bags, paper has become a popular alternative at the grocery checkout.

Montgomery County is considering a proposed change to its grocery-bag policy that would ban the use of plastic bags at most stores and double the tax on paper bags to 10 cents.

If you’ve wondered if it’s time for you to be more aware of climate change, sustainability, and your consumption levels, it is. And while it may seem like a small change, regularly using reusable ...

Giant Eagle is shifting its approach to shopping bags once again. The grocery chain is replacing its fabric reusable bags with new single-use plastic bags made from 75% recycled material. The move ...

This old-fashioned apple pie recipe calls for baking in a brown paper bag to create a tender apple filling in a golden pie crust.

TRENTON — When New Jersey prohibited plastic grocery bags to prevent them from clogging landfills and littering communities and waterways, many people were surprised that the state also included ...

California bans all plastic shopping bags at store checkouts: When will it go into effect? California approved a stricter ban on plastic, but will it work? New Jersey saw its plastic consumption ...

Roughly 10 years after California tried and failed to ban plastic bags at grocery stores, state lawmakers have passed a law that they say will forever end the choice of “paper or plastic” in ...

“Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags.