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

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 ...

New Jersey is the first state to ban single-use bags made from both plastic and paper, but one is actually worse for the environment than the other. Ronald Bailey | From the October 2022 issue.

Stronger paper bags, reused repeatedly then recycled for biofuel could be future Date: April 19, 2023 Source: Penn State Summary: As the world searches for ways to reduce the use of plastics such ...

One more flaw: these paper bags _will_ get mixed in with other paper products, and mess up regular paper recycling. zort April 22, 2023 04:47 PM. OK.

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.

As the world searches for ways to reduce the use of plastics such as single-use plastic bags, a novel study by Penn State researchers demonstrates a process to make paper bags stronger ...

California and other states — and some cities — have learned a lesson: Bans on plastic bags don’t always go as planned. In fact, California's original ban made things worse.

Paper bags would return to grocery stores in New Jersey were he elected governor, U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer told NJ Advance Media on Tuesday. Since May 2022, large grocery stores and big box ...