Senate Bill 551, the so-called “beyond the bag ban” bill, would build on regulations lawmakers approved in 2019.

They were given the alternative of providing free utensils made of paper or wood ... about 100,000 tons consist of disposable plastic spoons and straws. The law, which covers the production ...

President Trump delights in alarming opponents and aiding friends in polluting industries By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue ...

Swakruta Charitable Trust and Adamya Chetana launch a plate bank in Bengaluru, offering reusable steel cutlery to reduce ...

Trump signed an executive order this week in favor of plastic straws over paper ones. As the debate rages on, here’s why you ...

Single use plastics have been an environmental issue for a while now. While plastic makes many aspects of life easier, it is also hard to dispose of, and after a single use many times ends up ...

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending a US government effort to replace plastic straws with paper.

US President Donald Trump has declared war on paper straws and is pushing for a return to plastic. Trump on Monday signed an ...

A study performed on rats seems to show that the chemicals leached from plastic takeout containers are bad for your heart ...

US President Donald Trump reversed a target set by his predecessor Joe Biden to eliminate plastic straws across government ...

The study found that frequent consumption from plastic takeout container had very prominent links with higher risk of heart ...

Jacobus and Nuñez say reusable straws are the best for the environment and the bottom line, but they’re unrealistic for large institutions like museums, national parks and hospitals. And while Trump’s ...