For a few years, single-use plastics like straws and water bottles were a hot-button issue, mainly because they’re so ...

Dry cleaners use more than 300 million pounds of plastic film in the United States alone, according to a report from Beyond Plastics. You can also swap plastic hangers for wood, metal or ...

Trying to Use Less Plastic? These Sustainable & Eco-Friendly Products Are Earth Day Essentials From glass containers for meal prep to shampoo bars for the shower, these are the items you'll want ...

13 Easy Ways to Use Less Plastic in Your Beauty Routine. Bottle-less shampoo, vegan lipsticks, and more. By Madison Feller Published: Aug 01, 2023 12:00 AM EDT. Getty Images.

There are things shoppers can do if they want to use less plastic. On a recent trip to the Honest Weight Food Co-op in Albany, Enck bought almond butter and yogurt in glass containers.

We all consume thousands of microplastic particles in food, water, and air, and plastic use can expose us to harmful chemicals. Consumer Reports explains how to eat less plastic and try to reduce ...

By Anissa Durham, Word in Black You probably don’t notice, but every time you inhale, you are breathing in plastic. The production of plastic has exponentially increased in the last two decades ...

Redesigning products to use less plastic and to be more easily reused or recycled is also critical, said Inger Andersen, executive director of UNEP, at the opening of the second meeting.

The next time you go into a grocery store, check out the shelves and try to find products that are not packaged in plastic; I’d bet you will find less than 10 percent of products using something ...

Plastic bag policies led to a 25% to 47% reduction in the amount of disposable, thin plastic bag litter on America's ...

They say 'biodegradable' but they're woven plastic." Soil blocking tools, he says, are economical as well as green. They cost less than $20 each, and should last for 20 years.