Learn how to make paper bag puppets with everyday art supplies and your imagination. Puppets take the spotlight as James Schwalbach shows kids how to make their own from paper bags. This hands-on ...

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 ...

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California shoppers will have one less decision to make at the checkout counter as of Jan. 1, as the state enacts a ban on all single-use plastic bags at the point of sale. The new policy closes a ...

Legislation authored by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear that bans the sale of thick, reusable plastic bags at grocery checkouts will take effect on Jan. 1. The Encinitas Democrat’s legislation, passed ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Starting Jan. 1, plastic shopping bags will no longer be available at grocery stores under a new state law. “I’m not a fan,” said Nicholas Tran, co-owner of Vien Dong 4 ...

If you’re knee deep in the Wemby fandom, you probably know the San Antonio Spurs’ star basketball player is a Louis Vuitton ...

New laws go into effect every year, but few have as broad an impact on California consumers as the state’s full ban on plastic grocery store bags, which takes effect Thursday. Shoppers are already ...

Your recycling spirit deserves praise. But here's the truth: Tossing random items into that blue bin doesn't make them recyclable -- it just gums up the works at processing plants. This hopeful habit, ...

CALIFORNIA, USA — Californians will no longer find plastic bags at grocery stores and pharmacies as of Jan. 1, under a new state law aimed at tightening restrictions on single-use plastics. Under ...