Retailers face a growing list of competing priorities when making decisions on their packaging, and sustainability continues to climb up the ranks. Regulatory developments are nudging businesses away ...

When Briana Bosch started her Colorado flower farm, Blossom and Branch, the fifth-generation farmer—her family had a dairy and corn farm—mimicked what her family had always done: plastic landscape ...

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Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is also the co-founder of Be a Travel Writer, an online course for the next generation of travel ...

Bravo for your editorial (“If Maryland had a dime for every wasted plastic bottle … | STAFF COMMENTARY” Nov. 23). There are between 12,000 and 16,000 chemicals in plastic, serving multiple plastic ...

Single-use plastic has always been a concern of Caitlin Broadbent, a sustainability technician at King’s College London. Each month, researchers in the institute’s Drosophila fly facilities discard ...

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 ...

Discussions about microplastics have penetrated the public discourse, and with them, we’ve seen a rise in (at times questionable or “greenwashed”) sustainable alternatives. Following a recent ...

California’s revised carryout bag law, which took effect January 1, eliminates the exemption that allowed thicker plastic ...

PepsiCo has officially abandoned its commitment to achieve 20% reusable beverage packaging by 2030, marking a reversal in the company's sustainability strategy. The beverage and snack giant announced ...

This article may contain affiliate links that Yahoo and/or the publisher may receive a commission from if you buy a product or service through those links. “We can turn off the ‘plastic tap’ and not ...

The discovery of a new enzyme capable of breaking down plastic within mere hours heralds a significant breakthrough that could fundamentally transform waste management and environmental conservation.