When you’re left with a collection of paper bags after going to the grocery store, you may be tempted to just toss them into the recycling bin. But saving them can make your life a whole lot easier.

Easy Answer: Neither. Bring your own. But if you forget, you may want to choose the type of bag you’re most likely to reuse. Nope. Turns out both are pretty bad for the environment. I got in touch ...

The PaperJohn is a genius shopping bag that comes with straps. But how sustainable it is depends on how it’s used. It’s a paper grocery bag. No, it’s a backpack. Yes, it’s the PaperJohn, a paper ...

"Nicely done." DIYer shares photos of creative hack using of paper shopping bag: 'Super easy' first appeared on The Cool Down ...

I know. We’ve talked a lot about shopping bags recently. But, before we move on, my editor wanted to know if he could compost his paper shopping bags. He wondered if that would be a reason to pick ...

Whether you're grabbing groceries or picking up prescriptions, the choice between plastic, paper, and reusable bags has ...

Paper shopping bags are the latest casualty at Macy’s stores. Sales associates have been told to use plastic rather than the ostensibly classier paper bags with handles, which cost more to produce. No ...

The choice between paper or plastic bags could soon come with a new burden: a 10-cent fee. Under legislation set to be introduced by City Council members Wednesday, stores would be required to charge ...

Three years ago, San Francisco was the first city in the country to ban the ubiquitous plastic shopping bag, but it was quickly followed by Palo Alto and Oakland. These cities, and the Bay Area ...

State Senator Catherine Blakespear, a Democrat and one of the bill’s supporters, at the time pointed to a state study that ...

More than five months into New Jersey’s strict ban on plastic bags, a pair of state lawmakers are calling for an audible. State Sens. Bob Smith, D-Middlesex, co-sponsor of the law to ban plastic bags, ...