STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- With the plastic bag ban in effect Sunday, there may actually be a renewed interest in the brown paper bag -- once used for covering school books, as most Gen Xers may recall.

Two weeks after the state increased the fee for reusable plastic bags, lawmakers are considering competing legislation that would either reduce the fee and reintroduce thinner, single-use plastic ...

Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill that would charge shoppers a fee for carryout bags, with the goal of restricting ...

Many state and local governments have implemented plastic bag fees at grocery stores in an effort to curb Americans’ plastic pollution. But where does all the money from those fees actually go? The ...

We use a massive five trillion plastic bags every year, and they’re in the top five of all plastic products found in the natural environment. However, paper doesn’t fare any better, with many studies ...