Has this ever happened to you? You get to the checkout at the grocery store, and you realize you left your collection of reusable bags in the car. Even the most teetotal zero-waster has probably been ...

All bags are not created equal when it comes to the environment. And paper might not be as green as you think. Credit...Photo by Tony Cenicola/The New York Times Supported by By Rachel Nuwer With more ...

And under a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last year, the thicker plastic bags were required to be phased out anyway at all ...