The first thing I think about every morning is my iPhone alarm. The second? Plastic pollution. I cofounded Grove Collaborative, a brand making consumer products more sustainable, so my notifications ...

Plastic is ubiquitous. It’s in the clothes we wear, wrapped around the food we eat and in the toothpaste we use. It floats in the oceans and litters the snow on Mount Everest. Every year, the world ...

Of the 400-million-plus tons of plastic that the world produces each year, more than a third is only used once before it’s thrown out. Each minute, by some estimates, the equivalent of a garbage truck ...

Newsom has railed against plastic waste, but videos of the governor’s ‘This is Gavin Newsom’ podcasts usually feature a single-use plastic water bottle by his side. ‘It’s like that whole French ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Over the past several years, US cities and states have passed hundreds of policies ...

Plastics are woven into every aspect of our lives, but what was once the poster child for convenience is fast becoming a pariah product. The era of single-use plastic must end; banning it is the only ...

Thailand produces two million tons of plastic waste a year but started limiting single-use plastic before the pandemic, asking major retailers to stop handing out bags for free — Lillian SUWANRUMPHA ...

Armstrong Williams’ commentary “Are plastic bag bans increasing plastic use?” missed the point of plastic bag bans, which is to remove the bags from circulation in order to decrease litter and ...

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: U.S. President Donald Trump reacts to a question from a reporter after signing a series of executive orders including 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum, a pardon for ...

GRAND CANYON, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 22: Grand Canyon Park Services Ranger Jill Staurowsky looks out from the South Rim while giving a tour to visitors on February 22, 2025 in Grand Canyon, Arizona. The ...

A proposal for a sweeping 20-cent-per-pound fee on virgin, single-use plastic is back in the U.S. Congress, reigniting a debate on a tax that the industry spent more than $1 million to block two years ...