They were washed in with the tide, most likely from China or the US, thousands of miles away -- part of an enormous plastic garbage ... people there to stop using disposable plastics as you ...

An curved arrow pointing right. With bamboo-based products on the rise, we wanted to see how they compared to their plastic and paper counterparts. We went to Taiwan and China for a behind-the ...

Paper Paper drinking straws ... They’re the most popular throwaway option in places with plastic-straw bans. 3. Silicone This material provides a popular soft alternative to metal reusable ...

Six decades later, roughly 40 percent of the now more than 448 million tons of plastic produced every year is disposable, much of it used as packaging intended to be discarded within minutes after ...

So how did disposable products ever become a ... and his family go for a picnic and they spread out the tablecloth and they’ve got plastic cutlery and plastic cups they're using.

We’re currently doing a new round of testing focused on HD Radio ... with metallic-painted plastic dials that both looked and felt cheap. The volume dial, in particular, is small and cone ...

Plastic waste, harmful to the environment, has been increasing continually in Germany in recent years. Packaging generates ...

We decided that the tents for this guide should not be precious items—but they shouldn’t be disposable ... tent’s body attaches to the poles via plastic clips, and a third pole (the ...

Scientists have new evidence to explain why plastic is dangerous to sea turtles: the animals mistake the scent of plastic for food. Thus, a plastic bag floating in the sea not only looks like a ...

While a plastic bottle of water can get the job done and fix you hydration, a great reusable water bottle is both cheaper and far more eco-friendly. There are many options out there, and it can be ...

The supermarket chain Morrisons is raising the price of its reusable plastic bags from 10p to 15p as a trial and introducing a 20p paper version. The paper bags will be available in eight stores ...

Some scientists argue it is far better to reduce the amount of plastic used in the first place. The penultimate round of UN talks for a future plastics treaty have just drawn to a close in Canada ...