Plastics have many beneficial uses but the accompanying waste has led to severe environmental and health consequences.

"Perhaps there is a market for refillable pens again." ...

Shoyu-tai, the single-use plastic soy sauce fish that accompany takeaway sushi, are an eco-nightmare — but a local designer ...

All of the experts I consulted for this article agreed that there’s no universal set of best practices to address the issue. But there’s a simple exercise we can all use to get a firm grip on the role ...

California's long anticipated single-use plastic law is now in effect. Environmentalists and anti-waste activists are suing, ...

Nobody wants plastic pollution. That doesn’t mean poorly considered and heavy-handed governmental actions are the solution. This includes misguided single-use plastic bans (e.g., bans on plastic ...

In the San Francisco Bay Area, on the island of Alameda, six months ago, a small store opened up on Webster Street and already has quite a clientele. "This is absolutely fantastic," remarked Alameda ...

Plastics are woven into every aspect of our lives, but what was once the poster child for convenience is fast becoming a pariah product. The era of single-use plastic must end; banning it is the only ...