Tourism generates staggering waste in Bar Harbor, according to a survey carried out by University of Maine researchers this ...

With restaurants closed for in-person dining, food delivery—and the waste associated with those take-out orders—has skyrocketed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. But even when we can eat ...

Coca-Cola. Nestlé. Pepsi. Mars. P&G. These are some of the world’s most iconic brands. They are also some of the biggest plastic polluters on the planet. They sell goods in single-use plastic ...

When you think about takeout, your biggest concerns might be how greasy the food is or whether you remembered to ask for extra napkins. But new research suggests there may be more to consider than ...

TRENTON, N.J., Dec. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Schick® and Skintimate®, two of Edgewell Personal Care's flagship shave care brands, have launched the Edgewell Schick and Skintimate Free Recycling Program ...

The new year brings additional PFAS regulations, as well as restrictions on plastic bottles at hotels and on certain takeout ...

At the four-unit Peoples Organic café in Minneapolis, owner Juell Roberts was fed up with the garbage that was created by to-go packaging during the pandemic. “There’s just so much waste with to-go,” ...

A growing market shift has reached a critical mass this year against disposable plastic packaging. Leading on the regulatory front, the EU announced a goal of making all of its plastic waste ...

Plastic waste and debris is a pressing concern for coastal communities like ours — harming marine ecosystems and leading to microplastics in our seafood. The bulk of single-use plastic products are ...

Funeral homes will no longer be allowed to use disposable chopsticks or paper cups, and packaging boxes for deliveries must ...

Among the many bad things to come out of the coronavirus pandemic is the resurgence of single-use plastic. In early March, weeks before California adopted the nation’s first stay-at-home orders and ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small ...