Most food deliveries come wrapped in petrochemicals. But there are ways to reduce the disposable plastic delivered to your door.

Starting in 2026, there will be a tax on disposable plastic bags within the city of Richmond.

The sale of disposable vapes will be banned in the United Kingdom from Sunday, as the country becomes the latest to tackle the “environmental nightmare” of the single-use devices. However ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond is considering a new 5-cent tax on disposable plastic bags from grocery and convenience stores. The proposed tax would appear on shoppers' receipts at checkout. One cent ...

The Richmond City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on an ordinance that would impose a 5-cent tax on disposable plastic bags provided by supermarkets, convenience stores and drug stores within ...

There could soon be a tax on disposable plastic bags within the city of Richmond.

Oregon would ramp up its prohibitions on plastic bags and cut back access to other single-use plastic items, under a bill state lawmakers are considering this year. Senate Bill 551, known by ...

New research from U of I suggests that polystyrene, a material found in solo cups, could actually fuel jet planes.

Explore the fascinating process of making disposable plastic utensils in bulk at a local factory. From the initial molding of plastic pellets to the shaping, cutting, and finishing of forks ...

A Rhode Island school is ditching plastic foam trays at lunchtime in favor of reusable stainless steel trays and sporks. It’s cut lunch waste 90 percent.

California adopted its first plastic bag ban a decade ago, creating rules that lawmakers said would be a model for reducing plastic pollution nationwide. Instead, because of loopholes in the law, ...