TRENTON, New Jersey (WPVI) -- A single-use plastic bag ban is now in effect in New Jersey. Starting today, Wednesday, May 4, most grocery stores in the Garden State will not be allowed to give out ...

Heading into the grocery store, without remembering to bring your reusable bags, you may be forced to pay the 5 cent per bag tax for that forgetfulness. As you rack up your bag use tally, you may be ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bill Springer would rather be on a superyacht. And he often is. And the bags they’ve recently begun making (tote bags, handbags, ...

High school students develop an affordable and eco-friendly machine that will provide wifi access to students in their school. Speaking at the Grassroots Innovation and Circular Economy Expo (GICE) ...

Shoppers in Philadelphia will have to pay 10 cents for a paper bag or bring their own reusable bag starting next year under a new bill that was passed by City Council. On Sept. 18, 2025, City ...

BRAINERD, Minn. — Working at the town's paper mill was more than a job for most Brainerd people. For more than a century, it became a way of life that gave birth to generations. It was an “extended ...

Philadelphians may soon have to pay a 10-cent fee for paper bags in the city. Philadelphia City Council on Thursday passed legislation sponsored by Councilmember Mark Squilla, which would adjust ...

A Philadelphia City Council committee on Monday advanced legislation that would require a 10-cent fee on paper bags, though a member of Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration said he had concerns ...

WTF?! Public restrooms in parts of China are testing new dispensers that release toilet paper only after users scan a QR code and watch an online advertisement, a system that has drawn widespread ...

It’s a common question: “Paper or plastic?” And while we may not think much of what type of bag we prefer while buying our eggs, the history of the paper bag has roots right here in Central ...