“Plastic is not part of our diet for a reason,” Leffel said. “No straws [would] be a better solution, because reducing waste is what we want to do.” On average, it takes 200 years for a plastic straw ...

The administration undermines efforts to reduce plastics. But plastic never will be disposable, and neither are the people it ...

Now, the environmental commission is working on an amendment to require single use foodware be compostable or reusable. Even ...

It's the latest in a string of proposals that have elicited mixed public reactions and drawn opposition from the restaurant ...

The order rolled back a previous policy aiming to phase out single-use plastic items, including straws, in federal operations ...

There has long been a push to stop the use of plastic straws in favor of environmentally friendly alternatives, like paper ...

KAMAKURA, Kanagawa Prefecture--For third-grader Yuki Harasawa, a video on YouTube about plastic waste was the last straw. She ...

Charleston  entrepreneur Tom Crowley is on a mission to end single-use plastic pollution by convincing businesses to switch ...

The US government has scrapped paper straws to go back to plastic. So why are the plastic variety restricted in many countries around the world in the first place? When US President Donald Trump ...

Plastic cookware is common in many kitchens, but there are alternatives. Products like stainless steel skillets, frying pans ...

Many in the St. Petersburg community thought the paper vs. plastic straw debate ended in 2018, because that’s when the city ...