SMITHFIELD − At colleges, hospitals, military installations, resorts and big business campuses, there is one giant source of waste: Single-use food-to-go containers, usually made of plastic. Across 49 ...

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The Arcata City Council heard an update on the implementation of its single-use disposable foodware ban on Wednesday night. The ordinance was originally approved by the council in February 2020, but ...

The city of Berkeley, California, has proposed levying a tax on disposable food containers, prohibiting the use of takeout containers that can't be recycled and requiring restaurants to use reusable ...

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 ...

At Middlebury College, pandemic-safe dining options have led piles of disposable waste to build up around campus. Photo by James Finn/VTDigger From disposable masks to takeout-food containers, ...