Bottles and bags, food wrappers and straws. Piping, packaging, toys and trays. Plastic is everywhere — yet some people might ...

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I stashed all my trash for one week to assess where I could make sustainable swaps. Here’s what I changed to reduce my ...

For the past five-months, as part of this initiative, the company has been holding a monthly ‘Peeran Cheruvu Lake Clean-Up’ drive, which improved the lake’s health and reduced plastic waste, a press ...

The study focused on eight young adults from Austria, including five women. They were asked to drink only tap water and not consume liquids from plastic or glass bottles for one month. Their blood ...

Doing what he does best, Bill Hammack, AKA The Engineer Guy, spends an enlightening 13 minutes explaining not only how two-liter plastic soda bottles are made, but also how their seemingly simple ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

When self-described “ocean custodian” Boyan Slat took the stage at TED 2025 in Vancouver this week, he showed viewers a reality many of us are already heartbreakingly familiar with: There is a lot of ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane Riverkeeper has filed a lawsuit against Purina Mills, LLC, claiming the animal feed company has violated the Clean Water Act by failing to monitor, report ...

If the plastic is firm or hard, such as a plastic water bottle or detergent bottle, it can typically go in your curbside bin. However, soft plastics you can crinkle in your hand need to be taken to ...

Anna Skinner is a Newsweek senior reporter based in Indianapolis. Her focus is reporting on the climate, environment and weather but she also reports on other topics for the National News Team ...

What many forget, though, is the construction is only half the equation. To keep your plastic straw rug looking and feeling fresh, cleaning and maintenance are just as vital as buying a high-quality ...