The challenge will promote sustainability all month long with the Plastic Free Ecochallenge. The aquarium joins other zoos, aquariums and conservation organizations to participate. People can help ...

Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time. With over 300 million tons of plastic produced every year, much of it for single-use purposes, the planet is ...

Maybe you’ve done dry January — the trend that originated in the United Kingdom of cutting out alcohol for the first month of the year. Maybe this is the year to try Plastic Free July. The idea took ...

In recent years, smartphone manufacturers have been taking measures to try to reduce their environmental impact. Some have been unpopular or questionable, such as removing the charger from the retail ...

TerraSafe, a North Carolina-based materials innovation company, has announced its merger with DisSolves, a dissolvable film packaging startup. The comapy combination paves the way for two plastic-free ...

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 ...

The climate crisis isn't on hold just because we're otherwise engaged. Here's how to swap a few products to make your life a little but more plastic-free. Our editors independently select these ...

It took almost 20 years, but Annapolis’ Plastic Bag Reduction Act is now in effect. The page about the ordinance on the city’s website says it is meant to accomplish two things: protect the ...

I used plastic food containers for most of my life — they’re affordable and accessible at most of the grocery stores I frequent. But, in recent years I’ve learned more about the potential dangers ...

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. Several months ago, the Strategist had a week of stories on the site dedicated to turning your kitchen ...

As we all strive to live more sustainably, hidden plastics are a big concern. Many traditional tea bags contain polypropylene, a sealing plastic, which means they can't be recycled. However, an ...