Plastic production and consumption is out of control. We are being force-fed more plastic than we need and in a way that makes it impossible to responsibly manage. To this point, plastic producers ...

Dear Eartha, I’m trying to cut down on my plastic use, but shopping at the grocery store is challenging. What tips do you ...

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Now, the environmental commission is working on an amendment to require single use foodware be compostable or reusable. Even ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom directed the state’s recycling agency, CalRecycle, to restart the process of issuing ...

The General Assembly’s Environment Committee passed a bill on March 24 that will ban plastic utensils, straws, stirrers, and ...