Paper bags would return to grocery stores in New Jersey were he elected governor, U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer told NJ Advance ...

Only about 10% of plastic bags in the United States get recycled, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. The ...

Online fashion sales generated 941 million plastic bags in the UK alone last year - equating to 2.6 million bags every day.

While clear bags are permitted in the compost bin, regular white kitchen garbage bags and black plastic contractor bags cannot be used, Sanitation said. Items that must be composted include yard waste ...

Now, some state lawmakers want to allow a return to paper bags at the grocery checkout, provided the bags contain at least 40 ...

People in the UK have been paying extra for plastic bags in supermarkets for a decade now - but a loophole in the law means ...