Fast Company

What would it take to ditch single-use plastic?

Of the 400-million-plus tons of plastic that the world produces each year, more than a third is only used once before it’s thrown out. Each minute, by some estimates, the equivalent of a garbage truck ...
CU Boulder News & Events

We’re drowning in single-use plastics. Here’s why and what we can do about it

Plastic is ubiquitous. It’s in the clothes we wear, wrapped around the food we eat and in the toothpaste we use. It floats in the oceans and litters the snow on Mount Everest. Every year, the world ...
Forbes

Do American Voters Want To See More Single-Use Plastic Or Less?

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: U.S. President Donald Trump reacts to a question from a reporter after signing a series of executive orders including 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum, a pardon for ...
WTAE-TV

Experts weigh environmental trade-offs of Pittsburgh's single-use plastic bag ban

ON. WTAE.COM. 1237 IS THE TIME ON THIS WEDNESDAY AND PITTSBURGH’S PLASTIC BAG BAN WAS IMPLEMENTED IN OCTOBER OF 2023 TO TACKLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. IT HAS SPARKED BOTH PRAISE AND QUESTIONS ABOUT ...
The Conversation

Yes, paper straws suck. Rather than bring back plastic ones, let’s avoid single-use items

Bhavna Middha receives funding from the Australian Research Council through the Discovery Early Career Research Award. Ralph Horne receives funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) and a ...