While many cities across the world are banning plastic grocery bags in an effort to cut back on waste, one city in California is taking it one step further by targeting disposable containers and cups.

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When you think about takeout, your biggest concerns might be how greasy the food is or whether you remembered to ask for extra napkins. But new research suggests there may be more to consider than ...

Starting this semester, reusable takeout boxes at the Sharpe Refectory and Verney-Wooley dining halls have replaced disposable ones. The boxes, the product of a new partnership between Brown Dining ...

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It's inevitable that one of your food storage lids will go missing, or maybe break if it's made of certain materials. Don't toss the container; reuse it.

Recycling properly takes a bit of precision. Here are seven takeout containers that should stay out of the blue bin.

Forever Ware's pitch to Namaste Cafe was simple: Use our reusable containers for your customers and cut down on disposable containers going to landfills. So was the answer two years ago from Namaste ...

SF Supervisors Aaron Peskin and Vallie Brown are working with an advocacy group called Upstream Solutions on a “disposable-free dining ordinance” that would charge customers a fee for single-use ...

City of Edmonton data shows a marked reduction in disposable waste following a controversial rule enacted in July 2023.

“The waste stream and recycling stream have shifted during COVID-19,” said Elizabeth Schussler, senior director of social change, behavior and impact at The Recycling Partnership. “There is more waste ...