Paper or plastic? Wegmans would prefer neither, encouraging customers to instead switch to reusable bags as a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags looms. The Rochester, N.Y.-based supermarket ...

Discover five food-saving benefits of paper bags you should know, from reducing waste to preserving freshness, plus how they ...

But there’s a crucial requirement in the proposed new laws that would also help flip the equation on the plastic vs. paper argument. Under the law voters approved in 2016, paper bags offered by ...

Many stores encourage reusable bags, but some shops have swapped the usual plastic out for paper bags, which are sturdy enough to carry your various food items but reusable in ways that make them ...

However, some campaigners have pointed to a 2011 Environment Agency report which found that paper bags “can have a higher carbon footprint than plastic bags and would need to be re-used at least ...

The City Council has approved a 5-cent charge on paper bags, making it harder to hide from the statewide ban on single-use plastic ones. By Michael Gold [What you need to know to start the day ...

New Jersey’s upcoming single-use plastic bag ban law goes further than any other state by including paper bags.. But it’s not quite as simple as all paper bags being banned. While paper bags ...

Instacart orders will be packed in paper bags, and customers will not be charged the 5-cent-per-bag fee, a Wegmans spokespersons said. Reusable bags is one way to go ...

Plastic bags, which can take centuries to decompose, represent about 12 percent of the total plastic waste in America. Paper bags typically require more energy and greenhouse gas emissions to produce.

Nation and World; NJ plastic bag ban: Even paper bags not allowed at grocery stores. Here’s what you need to know. Published: ; Apr. 01, 2022, 3:54 p.m.

Bags made from other durable materials, as well as plastic bags that are at least 2.6 millimeters thick, will be OK, too. These types of bags must have stitched handles.