You probably have them collecting dust in a closet — clothlike reusable bags often sold as an environmentally conscious alternative to plastic or paper bags, conveniently sold right at the ...

As more states are placing fees on plastic bags, bringing your own bag is a simple and smart solution. Of course, reusable bags have the added benefit of being sustainable. Most are made of nylon ...

ROCKVILLE, Md. (7News) — Shoppers in Montgomery County may no longer have the option to use plastic bags in the future. New ...

Megan Bishop of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., would like to see retailers offer solutions to the problem of Canadians stockpiling too many reusable bags. (Carly Shoup) You know the feeling. You're in ...

“Instead of being asked do you want paper or plastic at checkout, consumers will simply be asked if they want a paper bag, if they haven’t brought a reusable bag. This straightforward approach ...

The state’s ban on thin single-use bags had a loophole that let grocers sell shoppers thicker plastic bags for a small fee: just 10 cents. In theory, the heavier bags were reusable ... prepared by ...

Under the expanded law signed by Newsom, any and all plastic bags will be banned from grocery stores, permitting stores to let customers use their own reusable bags or buy a paper bag. There's ...

Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas), into law, which will eliminate plastic bags at California grocery store checkout lanes. Those heavy-duty, supposedly “reusable” plastic bags — a product of a ...

each paper bag would cost 10 cents, double the current cost. Lawmakers say they are working on being more environmentally ...

You're in line to buy groceries and suddenly realize, with regret, that you forgot to bring reusable bags. So you begrudgingly buy more. The feeling is so widespread, a catchy song about it is ...

The state’s ban on thin single-use bags had a loophole that let grocers sell shoppers thicker plastic bags for a small fee: just 10 cents. In theory, the heavier bags were reusable. But in ...