Polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Bottles made from PET are labeled with an RIC of "1." PET is a strong, light plastic often used for water, food, and carbonated beverages, like soda.‌ Unlike ...

Multiple states are banning EPS foam food containers, and Oregon’s packaging EPR program begins. Elsewhere, there are bottle ...

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Gov. Maura T. Healey signed an executive order in 2023 that prohibited the state’s executive branch from buying single-use plastic bottles that contain 21 ounces or less.

Plastic bottles and a plastic-foam ring are wedged between tree branches along the Chicago River at Ping Tom Memorial Park on April 25, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) ...

To address this waste problem, the state has established bans on plastic bags, polystyrene foam food ware, and disposable plastic utensils in recent years. Now, they are taking it a step further.

Styrofoam coffee cups, plates, clamshell takeout containers and other food service items made with expanded polystyrene plastic can still be found in restaurants and on store shelves, despite a ...

Much of the U.S. uses single-stream recycling, where plastic, glass and paper go into one bin. Here’s what happens to that material and ways engineering is trying to improve the process ...

The plastic caps on milk cartons have gotten 21% shorter, to save weight. Water bottles are also thinner with shorter tops. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get ...

SB54 put an end to polystyrene — which had low recycling rates and high levels of pollution — in California. But the plastic industry may have spooked the governor into silence.