Much of that plastic is single-use beverage bottles, cups, and straws. Researchers in Japan have now made a new paper-based material that could be an ideal replacement for those single-use plastics.

A waterproof, plant-based material that degrades quickly in the ocean could offer a sustainable alternative to single-use plastics in cups and straws. Transparent paperboard is, like cellophane ...

Much of that plastic is single-use beverage bottles, cups, and straws. Researchers in Japan have now made a new paper-based material that could be an ideal replacement for those single-use plastics.

A smaller reusable tote or produce bag can also replace the plastic film bags in the produce ... the good old bulk bin is a great way to avoid single-use packaging while at the store.

Fibmold upcycles plant fibers from ag waste into molded fiber packaging to help partners reduce their reliance on single use ...

Massachusetts becomes first to ban purchase of single-use plastic bottles by state agencies Massachusetts buys about 100,000 of the plastic water bottles each year. The order bars all executive ...

Those bags are recycled to make composite deck boards that replace wooden ones, Drexler said. Back in 2022, Giant Eagle touted the environmental benefits of the ban on bags. "Single-use plastic ...

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to scrap the federal government's ban on single-use plastics and bring back plastic straws and disposable grocery bags. "The Liberals' plastics ...