Thousands of potentially toxic plastic chemicals can migrate from food processing and packaging into the human body, a new ...

A green group has found that 85 per cent of five types of wild mammal in Hong Kong had ingested microplastics in countryside ...

These buzzwords are increasingly appearing on utensils, to-go cups and food containers and other kinds of disposable ...

restaurants and cafes must stop using single-use plastic cutlery, plates and bowls. Green groups welcomed the move, but said it could go further to address packaging being sent to landfill.

As plastic items dominate beach littering, Alliance for the Great Lakes’ says we need to ramp up reusable items and sustainable packaging. What about personal responsibility?

Japan is the second-largest generator of plastic packaging waste per capita ... it proved very helpful keeping tableware ...

The plates can also serve curry and other soup ... plastic containers and packaging and plastic products. The former includes PET bottles, single-use shopping bags, food trays and other containers ...

At the end of 2023, the catering business was valued at 72.67 billion dollars. Experts say the largest growth has been not in ...

Recycled content in food packaging is increasing as sustainability advocates ... Most of the remaining approvals are for recycled PP for products including clam shells, disposable tableware, cutlery, ...

A version of this story appears in the August 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Around tables strewn with Exacto knives, bowls, cutting boards, tape, funnels, and bags of hemp powder ...

4. Avoid plastic packaging. Buy bar soap instead of liquid. Buy in bulk. Avoid produce sheathed in plastic. And while you’re at it, give up plastic plates and cups. The French are (partially ...

Retailers can also continue using plastic plates, bowls and trays for pre-packaged food such as pre-filled salad bowls and ready meals. The government said these items were classed as "packaging ...