Meanwhile, less than 10 percent of American plastic waste is recycled, and the U.S. has a 30-year history of shipping half of its recyclable plastic overseas, primarily to China and other ...

As single-use plastic piles up in landfills and pollutes oceans, event spaces are turning to food packaging that can be washed and reused hundreds of times.

Plastic bag policies led to a 25% to 47% reduction in the amount of disposable, thin plastic bag litter on America's shorelines, the study found.

You eat thousands of bits of plastic every year. Though abundant in water, air, and common foods, it’s unclear how it might affect our health.

Starbucks Korea announced on June 25 that starting on that day, around 200 stores nationwide will begin offering plant-based ...

Much better approaches are readily available. Starbucks workers spark controversy after sharing chain's controversial food ...

Everllence has signed a three-year sponsorship agreement with social enterprise Plastic Fischer, which will see the clearing of rivers near Everllence locations in India of plastic waste. Plastic ...

Starbucks announced Monday that it plans to ditch plastic straws by 2020 and replace them with new lids for its cold beverage offerings. Digital Culture Tech Science Life Social Good Entertainment ...

The plastic is non-toxic, non-flammable, and doesn’t emit CO2. It won’t leach chemicals and microplastics into one’s body as is the case with normal plastic water bottles, packaging, take ...

Dive Brief: Starbucks promoted Mike Grams to chief operating officer on Wednesday, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. He was previously executive vice president, North ...

The idea: to reduce the number of single-use plastic products used by consumers while reusing and recycling as much as possible, a process known as circularity. The province’s goal is to end plastic ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Starting in 2026, there will be a tax on disposable plastic bags within the city of Richmond. During a city council meeting on Monday, June 2, the Richmond City Council ...