For decades, a carveout in New York’s child labor laws allowed kids as young as 11 to legally partake in the time-honored tradition of a paper route. Flipping papers into ...

Primark is about to roll out a major change to its carrier bags. The store has been one of the only retailers left not to charge shoppers for its signature brown paper carrier bags at checkout tills.

Several of the retailers asked were vague when asked what they do with the money from the sale of the bags they sell. Iceland said charging 30p for a reusable plastic bag or a paper one is “in ...

Under the “Bring Your Own Bag” bill, if customers want a paper bag, they’ll pay 10 cents per bag — double the rate they now pay if they don’t opt to bring their own reusable bags to the ...

The number of carrier bags issued by shops is continuing to fall in Northern Ireland. An 8.1% drop in the number of bags dispensed was recorded last year (59.7m) compared to the previous year (65m).

A councillor has hit out at shops charging for paper bags after he paid 20 cent in a Clarks store for a bag in which to take his new shoes home. Fine Gael councillor Naoise Ó Muirí is demanding ...

An “intrigued” reader called Mairead got in touch to see if we could find out when it became common practice for retailers to start charging its customers for paper bags. “Just last weekend ...

But boy is it pricey. This roughly $60 bag was among the most expensive carriers we tested. But it qualifies for free shipping, which is a nice perk. It has tons of pockets. The cylindrical bag ...

World Paper Bag Day is an annual event that is celebrated every year on July 12 to help raise awareness of the environmental benefits of using paper bags over plastic bags. This day also ...

Since 2015, large retailers in England have been required by law to charge 5p for all single-use plastic carrier bags ... in favour of bags for life, which are thicker, or paper bags, with ...

SINGAPORE — In an effort to go green, more companies in Singapore have begun charging for the use of carrier bags to encourage shoppers to bring their own bags. But despite brands' explanations ...