The grant-funded project at Nicholls State University will include installing water bottle refill stations to reduce ...

Lagos can learn from Rwanda on the use of education and awareness as key drivers of change. Styrofoam is still in use in Lagos despite the ban by the State Government in February. P Pulse Mix Follow ...

The first thing I think about every morning is my iPhone alarm. The second? Plastic pollution. I cofounded Grove Collaborative, a brand making consumer products more sustainable, so my notifications ...

Monday is Earth Day and the official theme for 2024 is "Planet vs. Plastics." The main message this year is to raise awareness of the health risks of plastics, with a goal to phase out the use of ...

Plastic is ubiquitous. It’s in the clothes we wear, wrapped around the food we eat and in the toothpaste we use. It floats in the oceans and litters the snow on Mount Everest. Every year, the world ...

U.S. military commissaries will begin phasing out plastic bags at checkout lanes starting March 15 with two stores on Guam, according to the Defense Commissary Agency. DeCA intends to do away with ...

The government said it would phase out its purchases of single-use plastics, a significant step because it is the biggest buyer of consumer goods in the world. By Hiroko Tabuchi Calling plastic ...

Berhampur: Students, forest staff and local volunteers joined hands on Saturday to collect single-use plastic and garbage ...

From blood pressure cuffs to surgical instruments to personal protective equipment (PPE), single-use plastics are pervasive in healthcare and contribute to a significant amount of waste daily.

Of the 400-million-plus tons of plastic that the world produces each year, more than a third is only used once before it’s thrown out. Each minute, by some estimates, the equivalent of a garbage truck ...