CHICAGO (CBS) – A new meaning to BYOB - Bring your own bag...or pay the tax. The Chicago Checkout Bag Tax takes effect on Wednesday, Feb. 1 affecting retailers of all sizes, from grocery stores to ...

AUSTIN, Texas — This Earth Day, a Texas-based grocery store is offering a free item to promote protection of the planet. H-E-B is giving away 274,000 free reusable bags on Tuesday only, starting at 8 ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio distributed reusable bags Friday afternoon ahead of the statewide ban on plastic bags that takes effect March 1. The event was held at 1 p.m.

New York residents will soon only be able to carry their groceries inside paper bags that will cost them 5 cents each --- that is unless they bring their own reusable bags. Before the ban on ...