This could be improved through schemes such as Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) where plastic producers are made responsible for the end of a product’s life cycle, such as by providing funds to ...

But there are ways to limit plastic use in our own lives. Here are some simple swaps to consider. Plastic water bottles are convenient, but they’re a major contributor to plastic waste.

Dear Eartha, My New Year’s resolution for 2025 is to use less plastic at home, but it seems really overwhelming. How can I ...

But there are ways to limit plastic use in our own lives. Here are some simple swaps to consider. You already know that bringing reusable shopping bags to the grocery store is an easy way to avoid ...

the less plastic is wasted and the less new plastic we need to make. There are new materials that reduce our plastic use, too. Lots of takeaways and supermarkets use compostable bags, containers ...

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Here’s how we can try to fix this. We should stop using plastic and things that are thrown away after one use. We should stop cutting down as many trees. We should join clubs or groups where we ...

Graudiņš, who works to preserve marine resources, spoke about her group’s ongoing conservation efforts in the U.S. as she ...

She said: "I hired it out because I didn't want to use a load of paper plates and plastic cups that would go to waste. "I noticed a lot less waste because the party I hired it out for had 25 ...