Most of us are already aware of the environmental impact of single-use plastic utensils. But, as research emerges about the pervasive presence of microplastics, experts and consum ...

Convenience stores and fast-food chains will be obliged to charge for disposable plastic spoons, straws and forks from spring 2022 under legislation passed June 4 by the Diet to cut down on such ...

Plastic utensils are definitely something we should be reconsidering as a society. Luckily, there's another alternative that's safer and more eco-friendly.

advertisement 11-20-2014 IMPACT This Foldable Knife-Fork-Spoon Fits In Your Pocket, So You Can Quit Throwing Out Plastic Utensils Americans throw out 40 billion plastic utensils every year. Stop it.

An estimated 40 billion plastic utensils are used and thrown away each year in the United States alone. But an Indian cutlery company has a possible solution — spoons and forks you can eat.

Try each of these experiments using metal forks or spoons of different sizes. Then try the same steps using plastic forks and spoons. Describe the sounds you hear.

The Top Five were rounded out by food wrappers (at more than 3.7 million), plastic straws and stirrers (at almost 3.7 million), newly crowned plastic cutlery (at nearly 2 million) and plastic ...

BENGALURU: Ban on plastic has finally convinced people to use alternatives. Eco-enthusiasts and entrepreneurs are hard at work to manufacture eco-friendly produ ...