Westbrook believes the tax could reduce plastic bag pollution around the city and the revenue could be used to beautify Petersburg without raising other taxes. Other Virginia localities have ...

“First and foremost, we represent the manufacturers of plastic retail bags,” says Matt Seaholm, executive director of the American Progressive Bag Alliance, a group affiliated with the ...

Plastic storage products can leach microplastics into foods when frozen or microwaved. Here's how to limit your exposure.

Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has approved the immediate dismissal of the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, C.O.C. Akaolisa. The announcement was made on Monday via ...

Numerous homes, schools, mosques, and cropland have already been devoured by the river, while many more structures and vast stretches of agricultural land are at risk of erosion. For all latest ...

It was designed to prevent collapse. Now, nearly 80 years later, the UN faces a different kind of crisis — a slow erosion of trust, legitimacy, and effectiveness. And yet, the sense of urgency that ...

The National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP), led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, launched the Working Group on Flexible Plastic Waste Recycling to boost the Philippines' ...

One simple yet highly effective solution is the use of plastic strips. Commonly installed as PVC strip curtains, these durable barriers are transforming how businesses manage foot traffic, temperature ...

The move follows President Donald Trump’s executive order signed earlier this year that specifically targeted initiatives to use paper straws instead of plastic ones. The Interior Department ...

With immediate effect, it will make available biodegradable plastic bags that shoppers at its outlets may pay 5 cents a bag to use. It said in a Facebook post that it wants to better support its ...

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