Newsweek27d
The World's Fifth-Largest Economy Is About to Ban Most Polystyrene Foam
California, the most populous U.S. state and fifth-largest world economy, will effectively ban the use of most expanded plastic foam food containers on January 1, a move conservationists called a ...
The Washington Post24d
Most U.S. schoolchildren toss their lunch trays every day. Here’s a better way.
JOHNSTON, R.I. — Brown Avenue Elementary’s cafeteria looks just like any other, except for one thing. Dotted throughout the noisy lunchroom, new stainless-steel trays now carry the lunches ...
New Jersey Monitor4d
Cutlery and condiments are next frontier in crusade to cut plastic waste
State legislators want to reduce plastic waste by barring restaurants from automatically giving customers single-use cutlery ...
Plastic nurdles often wash up around Charleston. What can we learn from a handful of them?
Nurdles spill into waterways, wash up on beaches, endanger wildlife and threaten water quality. A handful of nurdles can hint ...
The Coast News12d
Oceanside’s single-use plastic, polystyrene ban in full effect
Oceanside has banned single-use plastics and polystyrene nearly 18 months after adopting an ordinance to reduce environmental waste.