Maciel writes that, while flimsy paper straws may not make drinkers happy, there are many alternatives to returning to ...

A study published in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts presents an innovative solution to plastic pollution: ...

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

The current administration continues to senselessly undermine efforts to reduce single-use plastics. But plastic never was ...

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 ...

But plastic never was and never will be disposable, and neither are the people it poisons. Over the past couple of weeks we’ve seen the current U.S. administration grasping at straws, mocking ...

No Easter holiday is complete without a cute set of bunny ears for each of your children. This Easter, it is easier than ever to create a set of handcrafted bunny ears for your kids. Just check out my ...

The order rolled back a previous policy aiming to phase out single-use plastic items, including straws, in federal operations like food service, and directed the government to stop buying paper ...

Paper straws in the US served as a daily reminder of the need for eco-friendly behaviour, but Trump has made plastic great again and turned a hard-won environmental gain into a loss. This will ...

On average, the total amount of plastics found in the brain in each of the 2024 samples is about the same amount found in a disposable plastic spoon, say the researchers. What's perhaps even more ...

A plastic spoon's worth of plastic is inside your brain, researchers warned on Tuesday, showing alarming new evidence about microplastic accumulation in human brain tissue. Published in the ...

On Feb. 10, President Donald Trump issued an executive order ending the procurement and use of paper straws at federal agencies. It was a stark reversal from the Biden era, in which the former ...