Breckenridge's ordinance banning single-use plastics -- like plastic forks and plastic water bottles -- has entered its second phase as of July 1. A similar ban in Frisco took effect last year before ...

"The tax was a motivating factor for me to stop using [them]." Officials move forward with new regulations that will force ...

Lawrence City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St., is pictured on Jan. 31, 2023. In just a couple of weeks, shoppers in Lawrence will be a little more limited in how they’re able to carry their purchases home from ...

Of the 400-million-plus tons of plastic that the world produces each year, more than a third is only used once before it’s thrown out. Each minute, by some estimates, the equivalent of a garbage truck ...

Plastics are woven into every aspect of our lives, but what was once the poster child for convenience is fast becoming a pariah product. The era of single-use plastic must end; banning it is the only ...

In July, President Joe Biden announced a wide-ranging commitment to phasing out single-use plastic products in the federal government, pledging to move away from single-use plastic products across all ...