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 ...

Americans, on average, toss out about three quarters of a pound of plastic each day, according to researchers at Oxford University. Most of that trash winds up in a landfill. As someone who loves ...

Grove Co., in partnership with its conservation partner, The Nature Conservancy, recently launched a new summer limited edition of home care essentials inspired by seasonal scents from the Alaskan ...

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 ...

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 ...

Plastic Free July is a global movement encouraging the world’s population to pledge to avoid single-use plastics during July each year. The Plastic Free July movement encourages communities and ...

As you read this, you may notice that you are surrounded by several items made of plastic. This omnipresence is no coincidence; the versatility of plastic has made it suitable for a variety of ...

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 ...