In the absence of statewide action, lawmakers are again turning to the counties. On March 10, Sen. Mike Gabbard introduced ...

We’ve all seen it, those takeout delivery orders that come with one brown bag filled with four disposable plastic dishes, ...

College of the Atlantic, a Bar Harbor college with a full-time enrollment of 360, continues to expand its sustainable practices. Ranked No. 1 nationally in the Princeton Review's “Guide to Green ...

SANTA ROSA (BCN) – Under a new ordinance by the Santa Rosa City Council, restaurants are banned from offering disposable utensils for dine-in customers and can only provide plastic to-go containers ...

Jeannette Wright constantly reuses plastic food containers, whether it’s to carry snacks for her two young sons or store last night’s dinner in the fridge. That is, until they get dirty. Or she loses ...

It's not just about what's getting into the containers — it's also about what's leeching out of them.

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