Assemblyman John Azzariti Jr. (R-Bergen) announced on Monday legislation to repeal the law that restricts businesses from ...

A new type of adhesive that can be cleanly removed from plastic bottles and packaging before disposal could lead to ...

The Essex County Environmental Center is challenging local artists to transform single-use plastic waste into creative works ...

A new study found chemicals can leach from plastic takeout containers into food, impacting the gut biome—and then the heart ...

President Trump has signed an executive order to rid the government of paper straws -- a reaction to the Biden administration ...

SB54 put an end to polystyrene — which had low recycling rates and high levels of pollution — in California. But the plastic ...

Some Starbucks locations have replaced plastic cups with compostable alternatives. Here’s what to expect and where you’ll ...

New research on microplastics in brains reminds us that while scientists compile safety data, our leaders should still act ...

Trump signed an Executive Order to end the use of paper straws. Here’s what to know about the history of plastic straws.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is moving to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws, declaring that paper ...

The bioplastics company, with an office in Shelton, collaborated with a UConn marine sciences team to evaluate the product’s ...

Moving away from single-use plastics, including straws, had been the policy of President Joe Biden’s administration. It cited ...