That’s because California is finally closing a major loophole in its plastic bag ban. Starting on Jan. 1, stores will be ...

For many, the biggest decision to make at the grocery story is the very last one — do you want your food packed in paper bags or plastic bags? The stores clearly would rather you go with plastic bags.

Paper or plastic?” is no longer a question you’ll be asked at the grocery store beginning on Thursday. With 2026 just days ...

California shoppers will once again have to leave plastic bags behind starting in 2026, as a new law closes a loophole that ...

State lawmakers have passed a law that they say will forever end the choice of "paper or plastic" in checkout lanes. Here, a conveyor belt carries mixed plastic at a recycling plant in Vernon. (Reed ...

“Paper or plastic?” It’s probably the single most common question in daily life – a query that can lead to embarrassing indecision, a kind of eco-paralysis that spares neither the planet nor the ...

Paper or plastic — we all know the question. It conjures images of conveyor belts, sounds of beeps as items are scanned and maybe even smells of fresh mint as you wait in line near the packs of gum.

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I drink my favorite fruit tea from a paper cup rather than its usual plastic container if I had bought it outside Makati. You must remember that Makati city banned restaurants from using plastic cups, ...