Whether you're grabbing groceries or picking up prescriptions, the choice between plastic, paper, and reusable bags has become unexpectedly complex. What seems like a simple environmental decision ...

After a routine shopping trip to the superstore, Abul Bashar received his frozen goods in what seemed like an ordinary fabric bag, but in reality, it was made of polypropylene—a type of plastic.

New Jersey's plastic bag ban has shifted consumer bag use to reusables while also resulting in a 40 percent increase in greenhouse gas emissions and creating a profit center for retailers selling ...