The British government is poised to ban certain single-use plastic products, a long-awaited step towards reducing pollution that environmentalists hope will be just one of many. The ban will cover ...

Chanie Kirschner is a writer, advice columnist, and educator who has covered topics ranging from parenting to fashion to sustainability. Q: My office serves catered lunches every day and we use ...

Plastic dinnerware is common in households all over the world. Plastic crockery, widely used for its convenience, poses health risks due to chemicals like BPA and phthalates, which disrupt hormones ...

In China, approximately 10 billion online food orders were served to over 400 million customers in 2018. All of these orders came in single-use plastic packaging, with single-use plastic tableware.

Scientists have designed a set of 'green' tableware made from sugarcane and bamboo that doesn't sacrifice on convenience or functionality and could serve as a potential alternative to plastic cups and ...

Note: This story was updated to reflect new prices and Black Friday discounts. When Manasa Mantravadi bought her twins cute, plastic Disney-themed plates, she didn't think anything of it. But then ...