Unlike refusing a straw at a restaurant, it’s difficult to cut down on plastic while strapped unconscious to an operating table. Single-use plastic is facing more scrutiny than it ever has, and the ...

When the Environmental Protection Agency released its plan earlier this month for addressing marine litter, it named five Asian nations—China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam—as ...

In the plastic recycling industry, the casualties keep coming. Waste management company Biffa's Sunderland plant closed in February after opening in 2022 at a cost of £7m, while rival Viridor closed ...

During dinnertime cleanup, the last thing you want to do is battle with the plastic wrap. Although covering leftovers should be easy, plastic wrap always seems to have a mind of its own. It can ...

16th Century – The distinction of “upper crust” comes from the 1600s. When the bread was made in stone ovens, the bottoms would become dirty from ash and soot. If you were wealthy, you cut the bottom ...

A newborn puppy died hours after being found in a plastic bag at a fishing lake near Chesterfield. A member of the public found the female greyhound, who was thought to be between 48 to 72 hours old, ...