Aromacup is made from Bamboo-O (made of plant starch and bamboo fibers) that easily gets decomposed in the soil or landfills.

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An EU directive was enacted in July, requiring that all single-use bottles have caps that remain attached. This is one of ...

We’ve rounded up the best travel-friendly thermal mugs and containers to buy for trips ... and knocks while the insulated stainless steel lid doubles up as a serving bowl so you’ll have ...

Researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have discovered that CDA is the fastest degrading type of plastic in seawater – technically classified as a bioplastic – and with ...

Sir, – Eileen Bannon says we have a long way to go to solve this problem of “single-use coffee cups” (Letters, October 18th). Perhaps Killarney can show the way. The “tourist capital ...

Sir, – As a regular beach cleaner, it is wonderful to see far fewer plastic bottles and aluminium cans. The big scourge is single-use coffee cups. Lids being washed in on the tide, cups ...

New research has detected high levels of flame retardants in some toys, kitchen utensils and other household items made from recycled black plastic. But the potential health effects remain unclear.