Plastics are the most sustainable option. Food suppliers are decades away from other material that performs as well at food ...

The city of Newton is considering an ordinance that would expand Section 12-72 of the city’s charter, “Sustainable Food Containers and Packaging Ordinance,” to limit the prevalence of single-use ...

I used plastic food containers for most of my life — they’re affordable and accessible at most of the grocery stores I frequent. But, in recent years I’ve learned more about the potential dangers ...

Several laws take effect in Colorado on Jan. 1. One law is House Bill 21-1162, which bans the use of single use checkout plastic bags for purchases at most retail stores across the state. Restaurants ...

Seattle-based PCC Community Market has introduced compostable deli containers in all 11 of its co-op’s scratch delis. The move will remove 8 million pieces of plastic packaging per year from the ...

Based on the muted reaction, it looked like California Attorney General Rob Bonta took the plastics industry by surprise on Nov. 2 when he challenged plastic bag makers to prove that they aren't ...

Researchers are adding to their list of consumer products that contain PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), a toxic class of fluorine compounds known as 'forever chemicals.' In a new study, ...