While many cities across the world are banning plastic grocery bags in an effort to cut back on waste, one city in California is taking it one step further by targeting disposable containers and cups.

Jeannette Wright constantly reuses plastic food containers, whether it’s to carry snacks for her two young sons or store last night’s dinner in the fridge. That is, until they get dirty. Or she loses ...

Scientists say more should be done to tackle the growing environmental impact of takeaway food containers. A new study estimates there are 2025 million takeaway containers per year being used in the ...

NEW BRAUNFELS — The City Council on Monday banned disposable food and beverage containers from waterways within the city limits, ignoring threats of a lawsuit from river-oriented business owners who ...

The Arcata City Council heard an update on the implementation of its single-use disposable foodware ban on Wednesday night. The ordinance was originally approved by the council in February 2020, but ...

At Middlebury College, pandemic-safe dining options have led piles of disposable waste to build up around campus. Photo by James Finn/VTDigger From disposable masks to takeout-food containers, ...

MANCHESTER: We are facing a waste crisis, with landfills across the world at full capacity and mountains of “recycled” waste dumped in developing countries. Food packaging is a major source of this ...