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 ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X SUGAR NOTCH – With home deliveries driving higher demand for paper bags and more states banning ...

The classic question — paper or plastic? — could soon be phased out as bans on single-use plastic bags sweep the nation, causing paper companies and manufacturers to see a surge in sales. Companies ...

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.

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 are banned ...