Khorsandi is studying to be a doctor — but now he’s studying a little bit of public policy on the side. He says he wants to make it so restaurants have to get rid of plastic cutting boards and switch ...

He says he wants to make it so restaurants have to get rid of plastic cutting boards and switch to alternatives like wooden ones, in order to reduce the intake of microplastics. “I’m kind of a ...

Convenience stores and fast-food chains will be obliged to charge for disposable plastic spoons, straws and forks from spring 2022 under legislation passed June 4 by the Diet to cut down on such ...