If you have an excess of paper bags from the grocery store, consider trying one or all of these five genius uses for paper ...

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I tried using a paper towel holder to organize trash bags – it’s a sleek and space-saving solution that will transform cramped storage spots ...

Protecting textbooks with paper bags has been a common use for ages. Similar to gift wrap, cut the bag at the seam and fold it around the book. You might want to use some tape to secure the cover.

It’s been more than a decade since California enacted a soft ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and other ...

Walmart will eliminate single-use paper and plastic carryout bags at the register from stores in New York, Connecticut and Colorado this month. The company previously stopped giving out single-use ...

A 2023 analysis of a survey of hundreds of Vermonters found the law appeared to have worked. Plastic bag use in the state ...

Paper bags, however, are not necessarily a better choice. They come with their own list of environmental caveats, as do reusable totes. Here are some of the things to keep in mind for making an ...

Not content with banning single-use plastic bags, California lawmakers have now banned all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores. A previous law allowed Californians the option of buying thicker ...

California will require shoppers to use paper bags or a reusable bag. In this photo from 2007, a woman loads plastic bags of groceries into her car at a Safeway store in San Francisco, ...

Place pie in a brown paper grocery bag, folding over the end of the bag to secure; transfer to a baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 50 minutes to 1 hour. Carefully cut the bag with scissors ...

Aesthetics: I keep my paper towel holder with trash bags under my sink, but if you want to place yours on the counter or on an open shelf, it’s a much sleeker choice.