California bans plastic bags at grocery stores. Here’s what to know about new law

California voters previously approved a statewide referendum upholding a ban on single-use carryout plastic bags in November ...
Turlock Journal

Plastic bag ban, minimum wage increase two of the new laws coming in 2026

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

County ‘Bring Your Own Bag’ law to take effect Jan. 1

Most stores in Montgomery County will no longer offer plastic bags at checkout starting Jan. 1, when a new “Bring Your Own ...
New York Post

This designer purse that looks like a brown paper bag costs $2,500

Gone are the days of spending just 5 cents for a paper bag from the grocery store — this one will cost you $2,500. Earlier this year, Bottega Veneta released its “Raw Paper Leather Top-Handle Bag,” a ...
New Atlas

This cheap, strong paper bag can be reused, then turned into biofuel

We use a massive five trillion plastic bags every year, and they’re in the top five of all plastic products found in the natural environment. However, paper doesn’t fare any better, with many studies ...
The Times Leader

Sacking the competition: American Paper Bag revolutionizes an old industry

SUGAR NOTCH — You may ask, how do you reinvent the paper bag? For Ian Robson and Cipriano Hinojosa at American Paper Bag, the question is: Why didn’t anyone figure it out ages ago. “It just never ...