Trash bag boxes can take up so much precious storage space in your kitchen and bathrooms. Here is a clever trick using a ...

Easy Answer: Neither. Bring your own. But if you forget, you may want to choose the type of bag you’re most likely to reuse. Nope. Turns out both are pretty bad for the environment. I got in ...

Discover five food-saving benefits of paper bags you should know, from reducing waste to preserving freshness, plus how they ...

Perhaps you don’t have much closet or drawer space, or maybe you are looking to clean up your storage space — whatever the case, vacuum storage bags can be a smart, efficient way to organize ...

The PaperJohn is a genius shopping bag that comes with straps. But how sustainable it is depends on how it’s used. It’s a paper grocery bag. No, it’s a backpack. Yes, it’s the PaperJohn, a ...

Easy Answer: Yes. I know. We’ve talked a lot about shopping bags recently. But, before we move on, my editor wanted to know if he could compost his paper shopping bags.

A bestseller with over 16,500 five-star reviews, the Zober Wrapping Paper Storage Bag is designed to ensure all your wrapping essentials are kept secure, safe, and exactly where they need to be ...

Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. WASHINGTON — The decision by New York State to ban single-use plastic bags from retail stores makes it a ...

Stores usually pay less than a penny per plastic shopping bag, and 3 to 4 cents per paper shopping bag. According to the Grocery Industry Committee on Solid Waste, less than 1 percent of shoppers ...

I know where all the cool girls shop. On the subway, in McCarren Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, walking purposefully through the streets of Soho, they’re carrying the same black tote bag, from ...