Debt-ridden Air India said Thursday it will stop using single-use plastic and replace packaging with eco-friendly paper and wooden cutlery, as the government ramps up its "clean India" mission. Prime ...

CENTRAL NEW YORK (WSYR-TV) — Goodwill will be joining Wegmans and eliminating the use of plastic bags in their stores before New York State mandated date in March. After successful testing in two ...

Many governments have been taking steps to ban plastic bags and other single-use plastic items to reduce litter and protect wildlife. As an alternative environmental conservation measure, some cities ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Shutterstock / Real_Life_photo Credit: Shutterstock / Real_Life_photo Most people are aware of the harm single-use plastic ...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — For most of us, July means fireworks, barbecues, beach days and vacation, but it’s also the month in which everyone around the world is called on to reduce our plastic ...

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 ...

The University of Colorado Boulder has begun eliminating all single-use plastics from its campus beverage services as of July 7. Instead of water and soda in plastic bottles in campus cafes and ...

I received dozens of messages asking how I could encourage readers to do such a thing, ruining future generations’ planet, adding more plastic into the oceans — you get the gist. And unfortunately for ...

I’m writing because of all the garbage in the Great Lakes and the species that are being harmed. We should stop using single-use plastic and start cleaning up the environment. We should be better at ...