Walmart, Target and Kroger shoppers face huge change to toilet paper and diapers under new green crackdown

A sweeping new bill in New York would force major retailers and manufacturers to cut down on plastic packaging used for everyday staples including toilet paper, paper towels and diapers. The rules would apply to large companies with sales above $5 million that sell or distribute covered products in New York, hitting giants including Walmart, Target and Kroger. Under the proposal, manufacturers would have to reduce non-reusable or non-environmentally friendly packaging by 10 percent within three years and by 30 percent within 12 years. The bill also sets long-term targets for packaging to become reusable, refillable or recyclable, with deadlines...