California’s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act, SB 54, requires producers of single-use packaging and plastic food serviceware sold in California to assume ...

The Illinois Governor signed on August 7th House Bill 4418 (“HB4418”) which amends the Illinois Environmental Protection Act in regard to Clean ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released its National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution, which outlines opportunities to protect communities from the impacts of plastic production and ...

Thirty years ago, while counting barnacles, limpets, and seaweeds along rocky shores, I started noticing a daily tide of litter, mostly plastic. As a marine biology PhD student at Liverpool University ...

Three major environmental organizations have filed a legal challenge against California's Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), alleging that recently finalized regulations for ...

Seventeen states, including Florida and Georgia are suing the state of California over its recycling law. The Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act requires companies ...

“We’re already dealing with water, labor, energy and food safety audits, and now this is just another layer of cost and paperwork,” says Justin Bedwell of Bari Produce LLC, sharing concerns on SB 54.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. Foam cups for customers are pictured at the coffee counter of ...

Iowa joined a lawsuit against a California law intended to phase out single-use plastic products. California implemented the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act ...

When you buy a bottle of Coca-Cola or a Snickers bar, the price probably doesn’t break the bank. But what if the true cost of the plastic packaging is taken into account at the supermarket checkout?

Current projected growth in plastic pollution will cause significant ecological risks, with certain pollution hotspots like the Mediterranean, the East China and Yellow Seas, and the Arctic sea ice ...