In May, New Jersey became the first state to ban single-use bags made from plastic or paper in large grocery stores. The new ban lumps both types of totes together, but one is actually worse for the ...

For many, the biggest decision to make at the grocery story is the very last one — do you want your food packed in paper bags or plastic bags? The stores clearly would rather you go with plastic bags.

All bags are not created equal when it comes to the environment. And paper might not be as green as you think. Credit...Photo by Tony Cenicola/The New York Times Supported by By Rachel Nuwer With more ...

In the midst of the holidays, New Jerseyans are approaching a sustainable milestone this December: seven months into the state’s single-use plastic bag ban. Since May 4, the law has banned single-use ...

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 checkout ...

A $3.64 billion environmental bond bill advancing through the Massachusetts Senate includes a provision that would ban single-use plastic bags and implement a 10-cent fee for paper bags at stores ...

Ten years after California approved a plastic bag ban that’s been blamed for making its plastic bag problem worse, the state is banning single-use plastic grocery bags entirely. In 2014, California ...

A $3.64 billion environmental bond bill advancing through the Massachusetts Senate includes a provision that would ban single-use plastic bags and implement a 10-cent fee for paper bags at stores ...