People who drink bottled water every day ingest 90,000 more microplastic particles per year than people who drink tap water, ...

Four years after Germany phased out light plastic bags, how has the EU addressed plastic waste — and why do single-use items ...

Drinking water in plastic bottles contains countless particles too small to see. New research finds that people who drink ...

A trip to the grocery store often feels mechanical: you go in, grab your usual list of necessities, pack them up, then head home to unload. But the truth is, each decision we make inside the store ...

More than 400 million metric tons of plastic is produced annually, and only a small fraction is recycled. The rest ends up in landfills, or leaks into the natural environment, which is impacting ...

Reducing plastic use this year should be on everyone’s radar, although it won’t be easy. According to the United Nations, ...

Shopping bags are going 100% paper for 10 cents apiece statewide in California on New Years’ Day. Some consumers say they ...

People who save every plastic bag as adults usually do so because of the frugal beliefs they grew up around. These beliefs caused them to develop a frugal and scarcity mindset that dictates not only ...

Everyone has one: a scratched, stained plastic cutting board that’s been in your kitchen for years. Despite how many times you say to yourself, “I should get a new one,” you never do — but now, it’s ...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — They’re back. Despite dying during last year’s legislative session, two bills in the Florida House and Senate are once again trying to further keep local governments from ...