With a ban on paper bags set to take effect on July 1, lawmakers may carve out an exemption for any paper bag that bears the brand of the store or manufacturer selling the product. Lawmakers moved Sen ...

Shoppers in Philadelphia may soon need to pay 10 cents for paper bags under a new bill passed by the City Council, aimed at reducing the usage of single-use and plastic bags. The city's mayor has said ...

Tom Ignudo is a digital content producer at CBS Philadelphia. Before he joined CBS Philadelphia in 2021, Tom covered high school and college sports for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He covers breaking ...

FILE - A person shops for produce at a grocery store in Baltimore, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. Starting next year, shoppers in Philly will need to pay for paper bags at grocery stores. (AP Photo/Stephanie ...

It has been four years since Philadelphia’s plastic bag ban went into effect at retail stores, prohibiting establishments from providing customers with single-use plastic bags. Many shoppers now ...

A Philadelphia City Council committee on Monday advanced legislation that would require a 10-cent fee on paper bags, though a member of Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration said he had concerns ...

File - A paper bag being handed over in a store. A bill expected to pass in Philadelphia City Council would require supermarkets, corner stores and shops in the city to charge customers 10 cents per ...

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CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ProAmpac, a global leader in flexible packaging and material science, has acquired the bag converting operations of International Paper (“IP”), a global leader in ...

It’s a common question: “Paper or plastic?” And while we may not think much of what type of bag we prefer while buying our eggs, the history of the paper bag has roots right here in Central ...

Earlier this week, One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson went viral for her rant on bags — the Woolworths kind — and now, the supermarket giant has responded to the politician’s online crusade. On Tuesday ...