AFP reported on the government's four-year delay of the measure that pushes the deadline to Jan. 1, 2030. The government said ...

Four years after Germany phased out light plastic bags, how has the EU addressed plastic waste — and why do single-use items ...

NYC hotel rooms won’t be quite so small anymore. As of Jan. 1, Albany has banned single-use plastic bottles for soaps, shampoos and other toiletry products that are under 12 ounces — in an attempt to ...

GRAND CANYON, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 22: Grand Canyon Park Services Ranger Jill Staurowsky looks out from the South Rim while giving a tour to visitors on February 22, 2025 in Grand Canyon, Arizona. The ...

What would a month without buying any new single-use plastic products look like? It’s a tall order for many Americans, who go through about five pounds of plastic a week, according to Oxford ...

Lawmakers appear to be walking back a proposal to curb use of plastic products like disposable cutlery, condiment packets and tiny shampoo bottles, over concerns the bill doesn’t have enough votes to ...

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 ...

Reducing plastic use this year should be on everyone’s radar, although it won’t be easy. According to the United Nations, ...

The French government on Tuesday postponed a ban on plastic throwaway cups by four years to 2030 because of difficulties ...

Parrish, who was raised in California, has been based in New York for the last 10 months, but she isn’t restrictive about ...

Dubai is rolling out another phase of its single use plastic ban as of Thursday January 1 - and it's going to have a big ...

This article is part of CNN Underscored’s Earth Week, a weeklong focus on our planet and ways to celebrate and preserve it. We’ll be featuring tips on how to live more sustainably, products to help ...