It’s easy to think of recycling as the solution, but the vast majority of plastic waste now ends up in landfills, or worse.
This is because of a local law passed in 2021 banning the use of single-use plastic beverage straws, stirrers and splash sticks.
To curb this flow, 175 nations are negotiating a binding international treaty on plastic pollution, with a completion target of late 2024.
Everyone wants to do “what is right for the environment.” But what about when the proposed solution is worse than the supposed problem? Wegmans, a
There is hopeful movement on the recycling front, even though a national expert asserts it doesn’t go nearly far enough. At the University at Buffalo,
Plastic pollution is accumulating worldwide, on land and in the oceans. According to one widely cited estimate, by 2025, 100 million to 250 million metric
Plastic waste of all shapes and sizes permeates the world’s oceans. It shows up on beaches, in fish and even in Arctic sea ice. And a new report from the National
The City Council passed a bill on Wednesday banning single-use plastic stirrers and requiring restaurants to only provide single-use plastic straws when customers ask for them. Customers will not be
This Earth Day, April 22, marks 51 years since 20 million people headed into the streets across the United States in 1970 to advocate for cleaner air and water, and
Today is your last chance to tour New York City’s first pop-up Museum of Plastic, curated by actor Adrian Grenier, a Fort Greene resident and the co-founder of Lonely Whale,
Less than a month after plastic bags were banned in New York, environmentalists are turning their attention to another pollutant: single-use plastic bottles. Thousands of volunteers with water nonprofit Riverkeeper
In New York City, where garbage cans overflow with water bottles and coffee cups, and plastic bags that once carried takeout get stuck in tree branches, recycling practices have a
With an eye on global warming and carbon emissions, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed an executive order on Thursday to end the city’s purchase of single-use plastic items. The city
With an eye on global warming and carbon emissions, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed an executive order on Thursday to end the city’s purchase of single-use plastic items. The city
Brooklynites will soon say goodbye to plastic straws, bags, forks and water bottles — that is, if a bill introduced Wednesday by public advocate candidate Councilmember Rafael Espinal makes it
Many cities across the country have enacted bans on plastic bags. New York City, for example, just banned foam containers and some officials have called for bans of plastic straws.