"This bag fee in addressing single-use plastic bags is currently the only tool we have at the state level in terms of ...

Mayor Craig Greenberg is encouraging people in Louisville to make small changes towards reducing single-use plastic consumption. Greenberg launched the annual "Plastic Free July" initiative on Tuesday ...

A new refill retail model piloted in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, is helping reduce single-use plastic packaging, while offering cost savings on essential goods. Skubu, developed by Sonke in collaboration ...

Two weeks after the state increased the fee for reusable plastic bags, lawmakers are considering competing legislation that would either reduce the fee and reintroduce thinner, single-use plastic ...

The state is reviewing draft rules for producers to make single-use packaging and food packaging recyclable and compostable ...

Plastic Free July is a global movement encouraging the world’s population to pledge to avoid single-use plastics during July each year. The Plastic Free July movement encourages communities and ...

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 ...

The UAE announced that it will implement the expanded ban in January 2026, widening restrictions on the import, manufacture, trade, and use of common disposable plastic items, including cutlery, ...

Discover reusable drinking straws on Amazon designed to support sustainability by reducing single use plastic waste. These ...

Take Back the Tap is a student-led initiative at Cornell University that was first established in the early 2000s when the Student Assembly passed Resolution 35 called “Taking Back the Tap.” The ...

Washington-based environmental organization Oceana recently released the results of a nationwide poll claiming a majority of United States voters support policies that reduce single-use plastics.