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The convenience plastic offers through single-use straws, water bottles and disposable coffee cups comes at no small cost to the environment, but we are growing more aware of the damage they cause.

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Plastic cups are a party and picnic staple. However, some plastics, based on how they are used and the temperatures of liquids they hold, can lead to health issues. These are several plastic cups with ...

Plastic cups are sold by the millions at restaurants and cafes, doled out at parties and events and all too often tossed in the trash after a single use only to languish in landfills indefinitely.

The growing backlash against plastic waste has a new target: paper coffee cups. Paper cups sourced from sustainable forests have for years been hailed as a more environmentally friendly option than ...

Replacing single use plastic cups with paper ones is problematic. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg show that a paper cup that ends up in nature can also cause damage as they also contain ...

People who live in and around Columbus can now recycle some single-use plastic, aluminum and paper cups. On Tuesday Rumpke Recycling, which provides curbside service to Columbus and some of its ...

France has postponed a ban on throwaway plastic cups by four years, pushing the start date to 2030 after the government said ...

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Your local grocery store yogurt aisle might be looking different soon. Chobani is launching its first-ever paper cups, which will replace the plastic cups traditionally used to hold its oat yogurt ...