The Philadelphia City Council has passed a bill requiring shoppers to pay 10 cents for paper bags starting next year, but the mayor demands protections for low-income residents before signing.

Mayor Parker declined to veto a City Council bill amending the city's plastic bag ban to include a required fee for paper ...

Philadelphians will soon have to pay a 10-cent fee for paper bags in the city after Mayor Cherelle Parker allowed the bill to become law without her signature.

Shoppers in Philadelphia will soon pay 10 cents for every paper bag they use at stores across the city. The new rule takes effect in January after City Council passed ...

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.

Starting in January, Philadelphia stores will charge a minimum of 10 cents for each paper bag to encourage the use of ...