City council passed a bill requiring a 10-cent charge for paper bags, but it still has another hurdle to clear before ...

Paper bags could soon come with a price tag in Philly. Why it matters: Forgetting your reusable bag at home might cost you.

The legislation passed Thursday by a vote of 10-5 and now heads to Mayor Cherelle Parker's desk. The mayor has not indicated ...

A 2023 study released by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Swarthmore College showed that the percentage of ...

For ProAmpac, it’s a fourth acquisition growing its paper packaging business since the start of 2024. Meanwhile, ...

International Paper sold its bag-converting operations to Cincinnati, Ohio-based packaging manufacturer ProAmpac. ProAmpac, ...

The bill, which passed 10-to-5 on Thursday after running into unexpected opposition, allows Philadelphia stores to charge 10 cents for paper bags.

A City Council committee on Monday advanced legislation requiring all grocery stores, convenience shops, and other retailers ...

The fee is meant to encourage Philadelphians to bring their own bags. Parker’s administration worries it could hurt ...

We use a massive five trillion plastic bags every year, and they’re in the top five of all plastic products found in the natural environment. However, paper doesn’t fare any better, with many studies ...

Ian Robson, CEO of American Paper Bag in the Hanover Industrial Estates, holds a bag his company manufactured for Gopuff, a Philadelphia-based deliverer of food and other consumer goods that operates ...