Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Globally, we’re producing around 400 million metric tons of plastic each year. Nearly half of that is single-use: everything from ...

Many common kitchen items contain hidden plastics or plastic-like materials, from coatings to linings to microplastic contamination. While it’s nearly impossible to avoid them entirely, understanding ...

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 ...

Plastic-Free Kitchen Week has ended on the Strategist. To see all our stories from the series, head to our Plastic-Free Kitchen Week hub. We’ve come to the end of the Strategist’s Plastic-Free Kitchen ...

Since the 1950s, as plastic has become a go-to material for dishes, utensils, food storage containers and more, we’ve produced more than 8 billion tons of it around the world. There’s just one problem ...

Every few years, a new environmental policy spreads quickly, and right now single-use plastic bans are leading the trend.