Under the instructions of Municipal Commissioner Ayush Sinha, the programme was organised under the leadership of Additional Municipal Commissioner Dr Vijay Pal Yadav. During the programme, students ...

Oregon Senate Bill 551, sponsored by Democrat Janeen Sollman of Hillsboro, would phase out all plastic checkout bags -- ...

Regulations are nudging businesses away from plastic packaging and toward paper, but this ‘plastic is bad, paper is good’ narrative is too simplistic.

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s new federal food code supplemental guidance makes it easier for states to allow people to refill and reuse containers in restaurants, bulk grocery ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the Kerala High Court mandating immediate actions to ban single-use plastic in hill stations and ecologically sensitive areas, the local self-government department (LSGD) is ...

It's one thing to want to live a low-waste lifestyle, but it's another thing to actually take the steps necessary to live it. Frankly, it's hard living a low-waste lifestyle, since so many essential ...

A global treaty to end plastic pollution is within reach, but action on chemicals, production and financing is critical. Unified efforts must start now to curb rising costs, risks and environmental ...

Keen to see just how challenging it was to cut it out of my life completely, I decided to take on a week of living totally plastic-free. I gave myself just two rules; no purchases of single-use ...

Unlike traditional HECMs, homeowners can’t use single-purpose reverse mortgages to pay for things like living expenses, medical bills, or vacations. The funds are always used for a specific ...

For most people, marriage means monogamy. And look, I get it. I had full intentions of getting married and only being with one man for the rest of my life. When people find out that my husband, Hank, ...

These reusable items are being distributed to langars (community kitchens) and food outlets within the Maha Kumbh area, replacing single-use plastic and thermocol utensils. Tripathi explained ...