The reason that plastic is bad for the environment is because animals eat the plastic, and humans eat the animals. The writer is a fifth-grader at William Kelley Elementary School who wrote this as ...

Many coffee consumers who brew their drinks at home resort to single-use plastic coffee pods. How detrimental are they to the ...

If we want safe water in New York City, we can’t “plastic bottle” our way out of the problem. NYC can lead with solutions that protect both our health and planet from toxic plastic pollution. You’ve ...

Have you felt disgust when taking a walk along the riverside or plunging into the sea to escape the summer heat, only to spy a used wet wipe floating along the surface? Or shock at finding out that ...

What type of straw is best for the environment? The answer is more complicated than you think. From paper to steel to compostable plastic – we asked kids to test the most common type of straws and ...

Plastics are woven into every aspect of our lives, but what was once the poster child for convenience is fast becoming a pariah product. The era of single-use plastic must end; banning it is the only ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — “Paper or plastic?” Your days are numbered. The question that millions of shoppers have heard for years when they roll up to the checkout aisle at grocery stores will soon be a ...

“Paper or plastic?” Your days are numbered. The question that millions of shoppers have heard for years when they roll up to the checkout aisle at grocery stores will soon be a thing of the past. On ...