STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- With the plastic bag ban in effect Sunday, there may actually be a renewed interest in the brown paper bag -- once used for covering school books, as most Gen Xers may recall.

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 ...

DAVID WE’RE GOOD AFTERNOON. WELL WITH 126 STORES ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS STOP AND SHOP IS THE BIGGEST SUPERMARKET CHAIN IN THIS STATE. SO ITS DECISION WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON PLASTIC BAGS, SINGLE USE ...

For Vineland resident Justin Dondero, single-use paper and plastic bags have been a part of his life for as long as he can remember. Dondero, 38, recalled using paper bags from ShopRite to cover his ...