Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ditch the plastic water bottles — and six other ways to reduce your plastic consumption. (Getty Creative) There’s no way to stop ...

When you mention the word sustainability to someone, single-use plastics almost always come up in the conversation. For a few years, single-use plastics like straws and water bottles were a hot-button ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - This January, Stasher, an innovative brand committed to helping you live life with less plastic through its line of reusable solutions, is offering “Resolution Relief,” a special ...

Reducing plastic use this year should be on everyone’s radar, although it won’t be easy. According to the United Nations, “humanity produces over 430 million tonnes of plastic every year – two-thirds ...

Dear Eartha, My New Year’s resolution for 2025 is to use less plastic at home, but it seems really overwhelming. How can I get started without stressing myself out? What a wonderful resolution. The ...

Bridget Cevero of the Maritime Aquarium, left, and Annalisa Paltauf of Save the Sound, hold up the 35.75 pounds of trash collected by volunteers at the cleanup at Sherwood Island State Park last year.

We're surrounded by plastics and other synthetic chemicals. Are you aware of these less obvious sources? Many common kitchen items contain hidden plastics or plastic-like materials, from coatings to ...

The "Paris agreement for plastic" was set to be finalized at the end of this week. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. But after a week and a half of intense discussions ...

There’s no way to stop our planet’s plastic consumption entirely; that genie is already out of the (plastic) bottle, and it will take government and private sector intervention to make a major ...