Some business groups are objecting to the paper bag fee that's part of an environmental bond bill in Massachusetts.

It’s not just about plastic bags: the environmental bill spans a range of environmental topics that would affect ...

The bill would ban single-use plastic bags and implement a 10-cent fee for paper bags at Massachusetts stores.

The Massachusetts Senate voted in May 2026 to advance a bill that would ban single-use plastic carryout bags statewide and ...

The Massachusetts legislature advanced a sweeping environmental bond bill April 8 that includes a provision to ban single-use plastic bags and charge a fee for paper bags at store ...

It also sets a minimum 10-cent fee for every recycled paper bag provided to a customer. Under the proposal, five cents from ...

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.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The City of Philadelphia's ban on single-use plastic bags begins Thursday. Paper bags that don't contain at least 40 percent recycled content are also prohibited. Businesses ...

Last year, Colorado implemented a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags. My kitchen has seen the impact of the ban in one way: stacks of paper bags (I’m bad at remembering my reusables!). No need ...

Unhappy shoppers want Safeway to get a handle on their paper bags, which have gone handleless amid a supply chain problem and ...