The order rolled back a previous policy aiming to phase out single-use plastic items, including straws, in federal operations ...

Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize a global pollution crisis. In 2015, video of a marine biologist pulling a plastic straw out of a turtle's nose sparked outrage worldwide ...

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

Danimer Scientific Inc., a maker of bioplastic straws, cutlery, and food containers that’s touted its work with Bacardi and Starbucks, filed for bankruptcy with plans to market its assets for sale and ...

Moreover, these zoonotic pathogens originating from plastic debris pose a health risk because birds can act as reservoirs for these diseases. It is imperative that we combat single-use plastic and ...

KAMAKURA, Kanagawa Prefecture--For third-grader Yuki Harasawa, a video on YouTube about plastic waste was the last straw. She ...

It's the latest in a string of proposals that have elicited mixed public reactions and drawn opposition from the restaurant ...

Charleston  entrepreneur Tom Crowley is on a mission to end single-use plastic pollution by convincing businesses to switch ...