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

The move assumes significance as demand for disposable food-serving utensils at social gatherings has been growing amid ...

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 ...

so disposable utensils made from organic materials — and thus biodegradable, compostable or even edible — are gaining popularity. Is this progress? With as many as 40 billion plastic utensils ...

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

President Donald Trump’s campaign previously sold Trump-branded plastic straws with the message, “Liberal paper straws don't ...

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

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

Do you know that you may be slow-poisoning yourself by letting billions of microplastics enter your system daily?

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.