Corrugated cardboard must be flattened and placed in, next to or under the curbside recycling bin. Do not place flattened corrugated cardboard boxes in a larger box. Only box ...

Running out of boxes in the middle of moving can be frustrating. Here are some smart alternatives for packing up items to ...

Chef Yia Vang poses for a portrait in his new restaurant Vinai in Minneapolis. (Leila Navidi/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Polling shows environmental issues are far from the top of voters’ minds this year, and the global plastics crisis rarely gets a mention—unless it’s to defend plastic straws. Nevertheless ...

A doctor has warned about the dangers of using plastic cooking utensils, which can lead to neurological damage, cancer risks and other health problems. Dr. Saurabh Sethi, a gastroenterologist who ...

By Hiroko Tabuchi Scientists have found plastic pollution almost everywhere they have looked. In clouds. On Mount Everest. In Arctic snow. Now, for the first time, tiny plastic particles have been ...

Final negotiations for the first-ever United Nations treaty on plastic pollution are due to take place at the end of November. The latest treaty draft states two major objectives: to end plastic ...

On Tuesday, Australia takes another step towards reshaping its throw-away society. A range of single-use plastic, including straws, cutlery and micro beads in shampoo, will be banned in its most ...

Plastic from take-out and convenience food is littering rivers and oceans - but straws are not the worst offenders, according to a new study. Scientists analysed global inventories cataloguing ...