Jill Ettinger, founder of the ethical and sustainable living platform Ethos ...

Each person in England uses an average of 18 single-use plastic plates and 37 items of plastic cutlery every year — yet only 10% of that waste is recycled into new things, according to Defra ...

Activists Say It’s a Small Step. Starting in October, the country will prohibit plastic plates, cutlery and other items. Environmental advocates are pushing for a more comprehensive measure.

Studies estimate the average person consumes between 39,000 and 52,000 microplastic particles annually through food and ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Single-use items such as plastic cutlery, plates, and trays are to be banned in ...

Micro- and nano-plastics: an invisible threat Since the 1950s, plastic production has grown exponentially, reaching 58 million tonnes in Europe in 2022 alone. This has led to massive amounts of waste.

England’s banning the sale of more single-use plastics, including plates, cutlery, trays, bowls, and more starting in October 2023. However, the ban won’t affect the pre-packaged food items ...

Single-use plastic cutlery, plates and other items will be banned in the UK from October and replaced by biodegradable items as the government seeks to tackle the country’s – and the world’s ...

A new study on so-called “compostable plastic” found that 60% of these products do not fully break down in home compost.

But Ngan is still faced with the costs of spoons which he buys for HK$1.3 apiece, and partitioned paper plates which cost 80 cents.

It's estimated that the average person in England uses 18 disposable plastic plates and 37 pieces of disposable plastic cutlery every year, with a mere 10% of that getting recycled. This works out ...