A massive 98 per cent of the 6,800 respondents to a government survey backed in the environmental shake up, which would make it an offence to sell the foam products. Laws that will pass parliament ...

Zimbabwe banned plastic packaging and bottles as early in 2010. Antigua and Barbuda banned single-use catering and takeaway packaging in 2016, and the Pacific island of Vanuatu did the same for ...

NEW YORK (WKBW) — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced proposed regulations to ban polystyrene foam containers and loose fill packaging, which are commonly ...

Southampton Town officials estimate that residents and visitors discard about 20 million straws and 8 million polystyrene cups each year, and much of that ends up along the towns beaches. These ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – In an effort to find ways to reduce trash in Austin waterways, the Watershed Protection Department proposed looking into banning single-use products from Austin facilities and ...