In May, New Jersey became the first state to ban single-use bags made from plastic or paper in large grocery stores. The new ban lumps both types of totes together, but one is actually worse for the ...

Plastic bags, particularly single-use ones, pose a significant threat to our environment. These bags are made from non-biodegradable materials and can take hundreds of years to decompose. They often ...

In the midst of the holidays, New Jerseyans are approaching a sustainable milestone this December: seven months into the state’s single-use plastic bag ban. Since May 4, the law has banned single-use ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Few things are as useful as the paper bag. In the United States, people use (and reuse) 10 billion of them ...