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

A year has passed since Japan introduced mandatory charges to customers for each single-use plastic bag taken from retail stores. The ratio of shoppers who decline plastic bags at stores has risen to ...

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 ...

Perak will implement a full ban on single-use plastic bags starting Jan 1. — RONNIE CHIN/The Star PERAK’S plan to implement a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags beginning Jan 1, 2026, has ...

The UAE will ban the import, production, and trade of single-use plastics from January 2026. Shutterstock Dubai: Plastic, and its remnants such as microplastics, are now present in nearly every part ...

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?

A LEGO building blocks set — complete with bricks, cars and bridges — is the highlight of my toddler’s toy cupboard. It has been in my family for over three decades, surviving rough play among cousins ...

An ethically-minded social media trend has been taking platforms by storm - and anyone can make an eco-brick with plastic waste, it might even come in handy for a building project. Although some ...

The Government has been extremely slow to act on banning single-use plastic (promised in 2018) but we now have enabling legislation to commence banning various items of single-use plastic. Single-use ...

Metro Vancouver estimated the region threw out nearly 1.98 billion single-use items in 2024, up from 888 million a year earlier, despite government plastic bans.Stefan Labbé From bags and cups to ...

Are you opting for single-use plastic water bottles almost daily? Well, brace yourself if the answer is yes. A recent report shared by Phys.org has now made a sensational claim about the side effects ...