A battle over plastic—a material so prolific the UN calls the 90 percent of it that ends up as trash a pollution crisis—is under way in Florida. Coral Gables, a small city of 51,000 people ...

Policies for managing plastic debris are outdated and threaten ... PVC is used in construction, such as in pipes that carry drinking water; polystyrene is used for food packaging; polyurethane ...

The ban on single-use plastic first commenced in January 2024, when the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources announced a prohibition on the usage and distribution of styrofoam ...

This insulated, double-walled stainless steel water bottle has a powder-coated exterior (a permanent, lightly textured coating) and a plastic cap. As with all our insulated picks, its steel core ...

Ten bottled water samples tested by the Food and Drug Administration held detectable levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, though none exceeded maximum contamination levels for drinking water ...

The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) said the company used unapproved plastic-based products to externally coat pipework submerged within their drinking water tanks at four different sites ...

The bottled water that Americans pick up at the grocery store can contain 10 to 100 times more bits of plastic than previously estimated, according to a new study published in a peer-reviewed ...

The Heugh Water Tank, which dates back to 1905, has planning permission in place to transform the circular structure into an iconic six-bedroom family home. A CGI impression of how the Heugh Water ...

The ETP tank, with a storage capacity of six lakh litres, reportedly burst suddenly, causing a large quantity of water to gush out and inundate houses in Kudikadu hamlet. According to residents ...

How are brands shifting their packaging strategies? To tame the scourge of plastic water bottles, Boxed Water sells hydration in (you guessed it) plant-based cartons. Need a break? Play the USA ...

Rosa Pritchard, plastics lawyer at ClientEarth, said at the time: “The evidence is clear – plastic water bottles are simply not recycled again and again to become new bottles in Europe. A ‘100%’ ...

But small changes do make a difference: Topol suggests swapping out the plastic in your kitchen for glass or wooden alternatives, using air purifiers and water filters, and buying organic produce.