The Australian retailer is offering free-of-charge containers in its fresh produce section in a bid to reduce the number of single-use plastic bags used. The repurposed cardboard boxes ...

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Inside your refrigerator and pantry, plastic is everywhere. There’s plastic wrap, storage bags and bins, clamshell takeout containers, beverage bottles, and condiment tubs, of course.

Coles has announced a big new change coming to its supermarkets in a bid to cut down on single-use plastics. Customers shopping in the fruit and vegetable section will now have the option to reuse ...

Single-use plastic has always been a concern of Caitlin Broadbent, a sustainability technician at King’s College London. Each month, researchers in the institute’s Drosophila fly facilities ...

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"We have vendors that buy plastic, cardboard, metal, glass and aluminum," he said, and provided a list of 19 buyers from across the Eastern United States. Nor has Winter Haven changed its curbside ...

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Scientists discovered that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a finding that researchers hope could be a promising answer to combat one of ...

The cardboard box is free of charge and will allow customers to collect their loose fruit and vegetable items rather than use a plastic bag. Customer can use the box to carry the items home where ...