A belief that individual actions do make a meaningful difference is among the common factors that motivate people to voluntarily reduce their consumption of single-use plastics (SUP), a Griffith ...
After a yearslong commitment to phase out single use plastic bags from its stores by 2025, here's where Kroger stands.
The world’s plastic crisis isn’t simply environmental; it’s existential. A recent study in the journal Nature Medicine found that brain samples contained 10 times more microplastics (equivalent to a ...
This week, New York City is hosting over 900 events dedicated to creating bold solutions to the climate crisis. Across all five boroughs, business leaders, politicians, climate activists, scientists ...
Sophia Garcia’s favorite thing about Cal football games is talking trash — literally. The UC Berkeley sophomore works on the Cal Zero Waste staff, which launched an effort to swap out single-use cups ...
A LOCAL initiative aims to create change-makers, training Malaysia's youth towards spearheading plastic reduction projects ...
From blood pressure cuffs to surgical instruments to personal protective equipment (PPE), single-use plastics are pervasive in healthcare and contribute to a significant amount of waste daily.
SITUATION AS IT DEVELOPS. A PLASTIC BAG BAN IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING LAW IN MASSACHUSETTS. AFTER THE STATE SENATE PASSED THE PLASTIC REDUCTION ACT, STATE SENATOR BECCA RAUSCH INTRODUCED THE ...
As plastic piles up in landfills, New York authorities on the state and local levels are shifting their focus from recycling to reduction. Bales of sorted plastic for recycling are seen in a warehouse ...
The Massachusetts Senate recently voted in favor of legislation that would ban single-use plastic bags, make straws and plasticware available by request only and make it easier to recycle. The Plastic ...