Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, grocery, pharmacy, liquor and convenience stores in California will not be able to provide any single-use thin plastic bags or even "reusable" plastic film bags. The updated ...

Tom Ignudo is a digital content producer at CBS Philadelphia. Before he joined CBS Philadelphia in 2021, Tom covered high school and college sports for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He covers breaking ...

Three young children from Bengaluru are winning hearts with their eco-friendly startup Eco Wala. The trio has come up with an idea to replace plastic bags with strong, handmade paper bags, all made ...

It has been four years since Philadelphia’s plastic bag ban went into effect at retail stores, prohibiting establishments from providing customers with single-use plastic bags. Many shoppers now ...

A Philadelphia City Council committee has approved a new bill that aims to reduce the use of paper bags by allowing stores to charge for them, writes Pat Loeb for KYW Newsradio. The bill is an ...

File - A paper bag being handed over in a store. A bill expected to pass in Philadelphia City Council would require supermarkets, corner stores and shops in the city to charge customers 10 cents per ...

International Paper’s bag operations are in California, Oregon and Texas, specializing in kraft paper-bag manufacturing. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file) International Paper sold its ...

This story was originally published on Packaging Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Packaging Dive newsletter. ProAmpac acquired International Paper’s bag converting ...

The acquisition expands ProAmpac’s converting capabilities, which it says also advances the company’s ‘Fiberization of Packaging’ strategy. It expects to enhance its offering for customised bag ...

Elizabeth Fraser, Bill Wells, Arab Strap and, now, Brógeal: the lowland town of Falkirk, Scotland, isn’t often viewed as a cultural cornerstone, but – like a postman who has undergone particular ...

[OSEN=Choi Lee-jung Reporter] Group AHOF begins pre-sales for their new album. AHOF (Steven, Seo Jeong-woo, Cha Woong-gi, Jang Shuai-bo, Park Han, JL, Park Joo-won, Zuen, Daisuke) will start pre-sales ...

It’s a common question: “Paper or plastic?” And while we may not think much of what type of bag we prefer while buying our eggs, the history of the paper bag has roots right here in Central ...