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Finland’s two biggest retail chains, the S and K stores, are raising the price of plastic bags to 50 cents this month. The aim of the price increase is to reduce the use of plastic bags. Previously, a ...

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As the final days of 2025 are counted down, new laws loom in California, taking effect Jan. 1. From a minimum wage increase to a ban on plastic grocery bags to a new ingredient for tortillas, ...

The LCBO says it will finally begin seeking out a new Ontario-based supplier for its paper bags, more than a year after Premier Doug Ford ordered it to drop the Quebec bag distributor it selected and ...

Shoppers in Philadelphia may soon need to pay 10 cents for paper bags under a new bill passed by the City Council, aimed at reducing the usage of single-use and plastic bags. The city's mayor has said ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Shoppers in Philadelphia will soon be charged 10 cents for each paper bag they use at stores, following the passage of a new city law that takes effect in January. The ...

Shoppers in Philadelphia will have to pay 10 cents for a paper bag or bring their own reusable bag starting next year under a new bill that was passed by City Council. On Sept. 18, 2025, City ...