At most places Melissa Valliant goes when dining out, she carries in her backpack a set of reusable flatware — prepared to refuse the disposable utensils she says are part of the plastic pollution ...

Disposable plastic items are things we claim to hate but secretly love. Think about plastic cutlery: We keep the stuff on hand to throw into our lunch bags, to eat on the run, or to make party clean ...

The Biden administration announced a plan to target plastic pollution, dedicating particular focus to "phase out" single-use plastics – such as kitchen cutlery, cups and straws – across federal ...

If beaches could talk, they might be urging people to stop using plastic forks, knives and spoons. For the first time since the Ocean Conservancy began keeping track, plastic cutlery is showing up on ...

Feel like getting takeout instead of making a meal? Whether you want a treat for lunch or aren’t in the mood to make dinner (or, let’s be real, you never shopped for groceries and have no food in your ...

To the editor: Single-use plastic bags and straws had to go — and throwaway food containers must follow next. When we restaurant patrons want to take home leftovers, we should use our own reusable ...

Plastic forks and spoons may be the next target for elimination at New York restaurants if a Brooklyn councilman has his way. Councilman Rafael Espinal — the same man who proposed New York’s plastic ...

England is set to ban single-use plastic cutlery and dishes. The announcement, which will be officially made on January 14 by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), follows a ...

The Biden administration announced a plan to target plastic pollution, dedicating particular focus to “phase out” single-use plastics – such as kitchen cutlery, cups and straws – across federal ...