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

Widespread confusion about the recycling requirements means that many sustainably minded people toss items in the ...

but flimsier items like plastic bags, straws and packaging typically are not. Advertisement Article continues below this ad ...

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 ...

The current administration continues to senselessly undermine efforts to reduce single-use plastics. But plastic never was ...

KAMAKURA, Kanagawa Prefecture--For third-grader Yuki Harasawa, a video on YouTube about plastic waste was the last straw. She decided there and then to stop using plastic straws provided during ...

2025 is all about BACK to PLASTIC.” If you feel like plastics ... clearly are hoping the policy council will go beyond straws. Plastics recycling has always benefited from government policy.

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

Paper straws in the US served as a daily reminder of the need for eco-friendly behaviour, but Trump has made plastic great again and turned a hard-won environmental gain into a loss. This will ...