Research reveals food packaging releases plastic particles. Microplastics contaminate common foods and drinks. Opening ...

Julius Sharat, “Pouch with Sliderless Fastener Closure,” Canadian patent 505,777 (September 14, 1954), assigned to Flexigrip. Inc., New York. Location Currently not on view Credit Line Gift of Julius ...

Food packaging is contaminating food and drinks with potentially toxic chemicals from plastics. That’s according to a new ...

Maybe you have been annoyed by the extra charge to get a plastic shopping bag, but a new study shows the policies actually help clean up shorelines.

Kenya banned the use of plastic carrier bags in 2017, prompted by environmental and health costs. At the time, more than 100 million single-use plastic bags were handed out every year, making them ...

Plastics is roughly 10% of our waste stream and .1% of that 10% is plastic bags which equates to 838 tons. The City plans to do another waste audit in Calendar Year 2026.