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 ...

With Guam's once-delayed paper bag ban taking effect July 1, luxury retailers on Friday testified in support of a bill that would exempt “branded bags” from the ban. But lawmakers also got to talking ...

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Shoppers in Philadelphia will soon be charged 10 cents for each paper bag they use at stores, following the passage of a new city law that takes effect in January. The ...

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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 ...

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, October 17, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ProAmpac, a global leader in flexible packaging and material science, has acquired the bag converting operations of International Paper ("IP"), a global ...