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 ...

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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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

McDonald's new paper straws - described as "eco-friendly" by the US fast food giant - cannot be recycled. Last year, it axed plastic straws, even though they were recyclable, in all its UK ...

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Despite global concerns over the accumulation of plastic waste, the drive to produce new plastics shows no signs of slowing down. According to OECD data, the world’s annual plastic production ...

Actor Kelly Jenrette (All American: Homecoming, The Handmaid’s Tale) and producer/actor Lamar Richardson (Appropriate, Merrily We Roll Along) co-star in a Shona legend that proves how big ...