Plastic dinnerware is common in households all over the world. Plastic crockery, widely used for its convenience, poses health risks due to chemicals like BPA and phthalates, which disrupt hormones ...

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 English government has declared that it will outlaw single-use products like plastic utensils, plates, and trays in an effort to minimize pollution. Statistics show that England goes through ...

Comes amid a new proposal aimed at curtailing plastic pollution in oceans. Sad desk lunches may be a little less sad for the environment, at least in Europe. The European Union has proposed new laws ...

The use of plastic plates and cups is now commonplace in our daily lives, especially for informal events, picnics, parties, ...

Your genius Paris vacation idea of skipping the bistro for a wine-and-cheese picnic in the Luxembourg Gardens may have just been foiled—France has become the first country to pass a nationwide ban on ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Single-use items such as plastic cutlery, plates, and trays are to be banned in ...

Most people think that plastic items such as water bottles, plates, cups, glasses, dishes, bowls and containers used in homes, restaurants, events and schools would be responsible for the majority of ...

The British government is poised to ban certain single-use plastic products, a long-awaited step towards reducing pollution that environmentalists hope will be just one of many. The ban will cover ...