Paper bags would return to grocery stores in New Jersey were he elected governor, U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer told NJ Advance Media on Tuesday. Since May 2022, large grocery stores and big box stores in ...

New Jersey’s plastic bag ban, enacted in May 2022 under Governor Phil Murphy, aimed to curb environmental pollution by ...

The use of plastic bags perpetuates the fossil fuel industry. “That system needs to retract if we’re going to have a future,” she said. Reusable totes have surged in popularity as a way to ...

“I might have two tons of reusable plastic bags. I’m sure they keep making more because (I) keep forgetting them. It would probably benefit the environment more if they just gave me paper bags ...

On a busy morning in November 2024, a dramatic scene unfolded in a supermarket in Banani, Dhaka. Government officials, armed ...