The English government has declared that it will outlaw single-use products like plastic utensils ... billion non-biodegradable plates and 4.25 billion pieces of disposable tableware annually ...

And The Pioneer Woman — a.k.a. Ree Drummond — has designed some super cute Christmas-themed disposable plates and napkins to help you ring in the season without needing to worry about cleanup.

Retailers are still allowed to offer non-plastic ... such as plates, cups and cutlery. A reusable cup program, which has cost $19,000, has aimed to help large events switch from disposable cups ...

Because this method requires only a clean surface to collect urine, our use of disposable plastic packaging from ELISA plates (Fig. 1) made it inexpensive, space-saving, and convenient.

Starting in October, the country will prohibit plastic plates, cutlery and other items ... did not ambitiously address the proliferation of disposable plastic, which ends up in landfills and ...

England is set to ban single-use plastic cutlery and dishes. The announcement, which will be officially made on January 14 by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra ...

Plastic waste often does not decompose and can last in landfill for many years. Although items like disposable plates might be useful in terms of food hygiene, it can also end up as litter ...