plastic

1.5 BILLION Discarded Face Masks Will End Up in the Ocean, Experts Predict
A stunning 1.5 billion – that's BILLION, with a “B” – plastic face masks are expected to be added to the pile of pollution clogging up our oceans…
Actor Chris Pratt Apologizes For Posing In Photo With a Plastic Water Bottle
Actor Chris Pratt has apologized – actually apologized – after getting pushback for posing in a photo with a single-use plastic water bottle.  It…
Maine Becomes First State to Ban Styrofoam Food Containers
The state of Maine has become the first state to get rid of polystyrene items, better known as styrofoam. The prohibition of this plastic will begin…
EU Votes to Ban Plastic Straws and Cutlery While Imposing Massive Mandates on Plastic Companies
The European Union voted Wednesday to ban all single-use plastic items, including straws, stirrers and cutlery. The ban, which is set to go into…
The Environment Is Worth Preserving, But It's Not the Government's Job to Do It
My husband and I sat down in a booth at our local sports bar yesterday, both craving a burger and, for once, hungry enough to ignore the calorie…
First They Came For Your Straws, Now They Want Your Party Balloons
U.S. cities including Seattle, Santa Barbara and San Francisco, along with entire countries like the United Kingdom, have made moves to ban single-…
California May Start Jailing or Fining Waiters $1,000 For Offering Plastic Straws
If you’re a waiter at a California Applebee’s who dares offer your customers a plastic straw to go with their size-regulated soft drink, that mere…
Hawaii Bans Plastic Bags, First State to Do So
Don't worry, Chinese food will be safe from a new law aimed at the food industry. Starting Wednesday, Hawaii will be the first and only state to ban…
CNN celebrates "life without plastic"
Jean Healge is the latest environmental media superhero going to extreme measures to live without plastic