Philadelphians may soon have to pay a 10-cent fee for paper bags in the city. Philadelphia City Council on Thursday passed ...

The legislation passed Thursday by a vote of 10-5 and now heads to Mayor Cherelle Parker's desk. The mayor has not indicated ...

For ProAmpac, it’s a fourth acquisition growing its paper packaging business since the start of 2024. Meanwhile, ...

Philadelphia lawmakers are for the third time trying to pass legislation requiring that stores charge customers a fee for ...

Councilmember Mark Squilla said a 10-cent charge for paper bags would promote more sustainable practices like reusable bags.

The survey on the city of Elgin’s website is simple. Two questions. But how residents answer could have a major impact on the city.

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 ...

A 2023 study released by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Swarthmore College showed that the percentage of ...

We gave up paper bags for plastic to save the trees. Now we're giving up plastic bags for paper bags to save the carbon.

And under a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last year, the thicker plastic bags were required to be phased out anyway at all ...