The retail and infrastructure giant also is investing in bioplastics developments and recycling to address consumer packaging ...

There is a growing awareness about the negative effects. Lawmakers move forward on bill banning common grocery store item: ...

All mixed paper (newspaper, magazines, catalogs, office paper, mail, shredded paper, paperboard, pressboard, etc.), must be ...

It’s been more than a decade since California enacted a soft ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and other ...

The news ones are made from 75% recycled material. Giant Eagle introduced the fabric bags in May 2024 after customers reported wanting a sturdier option than paper bags to carry heavier items.

After five years of the Bag Waste Reduction Act, Price Chopper and Market 32 are reflecting on the switch from plastic bags to paper or reusable ones. According to the grocery chain, after five ...

Instead of having to buy reusable bags and hoping you don’t forget them at home, Gottheimer said he envisions paper bags being once again provided in all stores at a roughly 10- to 15-cent fee.

New Jersey may allow a return to paper grocery bags if they're partly recycled Wayne Parry Mar 23, 2025 0 Loaded 0% 0:00 ...

Walmart says its paper bags are made with 96 per cent recycled materials. But several environmental experts told CBC News that, even with recycled content, they aren't a sustainable solution.

Simply put, shoppers will have two choices starting Jan. 1, 2026 when the new law takes effect: Bring their own bags to the supermarket, or buy a recycled paper bag at the checkout, usually for 10 ...

"However, the truth is almost none of those bags are reused or recycled, and they end up in landfills or polluting the environment." Before, grocery stores would offer patrons plastic or paper ...