Unfortunately, many shoppers aren’t reusing their reusable bags. Research reveals one major setback with reusable grocery ...

Grocery bag fees are meant to cut down on litter and disposable plastics — but new research suggests they can create a ...

After a yearslong commitment to phase out single use plastic bags from its stores by 2025, here's where Kroger stands.

After plastic bag bans passed in the city of Charleston and surrounding municipalities, big retail stores such as Walmart and Target found a loophole: those extra-thick plastic bags that can be washed ...

Whether you're grabbing groceries or picking up prescriptions, the choice between plastic, paper, and reusable bags has become unexpectedly complex. What seems like a simple environmental decision ...

California shoppers are adjusting to a new reality at checkout counters across the state as plastic bags have been officially banned since January 1.

ORINDA, Calif. -- An effort to ban the use of all plastic bags in grocery stores in California is moving forward. AB 2236 and SB 1053, an identical set of bills, passed each House on May 21 with ...

At Sprouts, Ralphs, and Pavilions, checkout lines moved without the usage of familiar bagging of thick plastic “reusable” bags — the kind the state now says were rarely reused at all. Some shoppers ...

A report from Freedonia Custom Research found that New Jersey’s single-use bag ban, while dramatically cutting the number of disposable bags in ...

Plastic waste is incredibly harmful to wildlife and the environment. Several U.S. states have taken action and banned the use ...

The state is reviewing draft rules for producers to make single-use packaging and food packaging recyclable and compostable ...