Re “Throwaway Plastic Has Corrupted Us,” by Saabira Chaudhuri (Opinion guest essay, Sept. 7): Ms. Chaudhuri is right when she writes: “Single-use plastic was never inevitable. It was a business ...

Plastic is a product that is ubiquitous in today's society, says Sarah Morath, Wake Forest professor of law and author of the book "Our Plastic Problem and How to Solve It." The World Bank estimates ...

SINGLE-USE PLANET explores efforts to reduce the growing deluge of disposable plastic. Plastic is vital to our modern way of life—but not all forms of it. In search of why more single-use plastic ...

Shoyu-tai, the single-use plastic soy sauce fish that accompany takeaway sushi, are an eco-nightmare — but a local designer has a solution.

In the San Francisco Bay Area, on the island of Alameda, six months ago, a small store opened up on Webster Street and already has quite a clientele. "This is absolutely fantastic," remarked Alameda ...

Researchers document a multi-faceted global snapshot of the environmental aspects and trends surrounding single-use plastics in a review article. The researchers state that the largest area of ...

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: U.S. President Donald Trump reacts to a question from a reporter after signing a series of executive orders including 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum, a pardon for ...

In the D.C. area, 19 restaurants are partnering with To Go Green, which provides reusable containers for takeout. (Courtesy of To Go Green) Column by Michael J. Coren What’s in your take-out order?

Sophia Garcia’s favorite thing about Cal football games is talking trash — literally. The UC Berkeley sophomore works on the Cal Zero Waste staff, which launched an effort to swap out single-use cups ...

Nobody wants plastic pollution. That doesn’t mean poorly considered and heavy-handed governmental actions are the solution. This includes misguided single-use plastic bans (e.g., bans on plastic ...