The Coca-Cola Co. will no longer focus on reducing virgin and single-use plastic — and instead pivot its climate goals to focus more heavily on the use of recycled materials. By 2035, the company said ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The City of Philadelphia's ban on single-use plastic bags begins Thursday. Paper bags that don't contain at least 40 percent recycled content are also prohibited. Businesses ...

What’s in your take-out order? Plastic. Lots of it. Most to-go food comes boxed, bagged or otherwise accompanied by petrochemicals. You ingest this unsavory stew with every bite, before the discarded ...

The University of Cambridge spin out has created world-first natural materials from plant protein, to replace the world’s most polluting plastics Funding will see more than ten billion units of single ...

Sophia Garcia’s favorite thing about Cal football games is talking trash — literally. The UC Berkeley sophomore works on the Cal Zero Waste staff, which launched an effort to swap out single-use cups ...

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HONOLULU (KHON2) — Those small toiletry amenities guests receive at hotels may soon come to an end. Officials hope it’s a way to make Hawaii more eco-friendly and sustainable. “There’s an incredible ...

Her feet barely touched the floor as she sat before the dais, but that didn’t stop the Thomas Wharton Elementary School third grader from schooling Lancaster City Council members at their June 24 ...

Enacted in 2022, SB 54, California’s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act, transfers the cost of collecting, processing, and recycling covered material from local ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gov. Gavin Newsom drinks water during a news conference at Universal Studios on June 15, 2021. (Ringo H.W. Chiu / Associated Press ...

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: U.S. President Donald Trump reacts to a question from a reporter after signing a series of executive orders including 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum, a pardon for ...

GRAND CANYON, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 22: Grand Canyon Park Services Ranger Jill Staurowsky looks out from the South Rim while giving a tour to visitors on February 22, 2025 in Grand Canyon, Arizona. The ...