Of the 400-million-plus tons of plastic that the world produces each year, more than a third is only used once before it’s thrown out. Each minute, by some estimates, the equivalent of a garbage truck ...

President Biden announced a new goal Friday to phase out the purchasing and use of single-use plastics across the federal government by 2035. “Communities across the United States and around the world ...

All chefs and home cooks alike have at least one tricky or tedious task they try to avoid doing, such as peeling garlic or stripping corn kernels from the cob. And that’s why single-use kitchen tools ...

The federal government is suspending the planned export ban on single-use plastics due to tariffs and supply chain issues ...

These simple swaps can cut down on individual carbon footprint. There are certain things you can't go without: soap, laundry supplies, and medications, for instance. And for those trying to do their ...

Irvine is looking to do away with single-use plastics in what city staff say may be the most comprehensive municipal single-use plastic ban in California. The City Council on Tuesday, Nov. 28, voted ...

TROON, SCOTLAND - JANUARY 26: Plastic waste is washed up on South Troon beach on January 26, 2017 in Troon, Scotland. Recent reports by scientists have confirmed, plastics dumped in the world oceans ...

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 ...

You walk into the communal bathroom in your first-year dorm. Right from the start, you hear music blasting on a speaker, echoing off the walls. You see another student dumping a ramen cup all over the ...

How much plastic did you use today? Since the 1950s, more than 9.1 billion tons of plastic has been produced. In 2015 alone, production came to roughly 448 million tons. In an effort to curb plastic ...

Waste, cost, and "common sense" continue to rationalize healthcare providers' use of single-use vials of injectable medications for more than 1 patient. Following publication of Single-Use Vials: Cost ...

Running a business involves many different kinds of planning. There is usally a plan behind every action taken or decision made. A well-designed plan includes information such as which employees are ...