A Starbucks representative explained, “In response to various customer concerns about the inconvenience of paper straws, we ...

More than 390 million plastic straws are used every day in the U.S., ... More than 100 countries want an ambitious treaty that limits plastic production while tackling cleanup and recycling.

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Did you know that the average backyard party can generate over 50 pounds of waste, much of it non-recyclable From disposable ...

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal ...

Most people who separate their plastic waste for recycling assume the bulk of it will in fact be recycled. But current ...

Around 200 Starbucks stores in South Korea are testing out plant-based plastic straws after customers complained about the ...

Using crowdsourced data from shore cleanups, researchers found that areas that enacted plastic bag bans or fees had fewer ...