A study published in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts presents an innovative solution to plastic pollution: ...

“Plastic is not part of our diet for a reason,” Leffel said. “No straws [would] be a better solution, because reducing waste ...

Sea turtle biologist and New York University Professor Genia Naro-Maciel writes that, while flimsy paper straws may not make ...

The current administration continues to senselessly undermine efforts to reduce single-use plastics. But plastic never was and never will be disposable, and neither are the people it poisons. Plastic ...

Plastic straws, once public enemy No. 1, are back in the government’s good graces. The news is hard to swallow for paper ...

Since then, plastic straws have become emblematic of the global plastic pollution ... They would have to be used 23-39 and 37-63 times respectively to "break even" with the emissions of disposable ...

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

recycling and reuse. The environment is littered with single-use plastic food and beverage containers — water bottles, takeout containers, coffee lids, straws and shopping bags. Every year ...

Plastic bags, bottles, and other disposable items have become an integral part of our daily lives. However, the convenience they offer comes at a steep price. The indiscriminate use and disposal of ...