“Reusable water bottle manufacturers claim that their bottles leach less plastic than single-use bottles,” says Sarkar, “but there is no proof.” From his perspective, it’s better to avoid using ...

The environment is littered with single-use plastic food and beverage containers — water bottles, takeout containers, coffee lids, straws and shopping bags. Every year, the world produces more ...

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he would end the Liberal government's ban on some single-use plastic items including straws. Poilievre claims the ban, along with rules being phased in to ...

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, speaking Friday after the final federal leaders' debate, says he would end the ban on six single-use plastic products, including grocery bags and straws ...

plans to do away with plastic lids for beverage cups in favour of a paper lid with an integrated drink opening for takeout orders, the company said. In addition, soft drinks are to be sold without the ...

black plastic and pet waste. When this happens, much of the recycling is ruined, sending it to landfill. In spring 2021, the City of Toronto installed new lids on 300 recycling bins in parks across ...

Even if they have a recycling symbol on it, these lids are too small and light to be sorted properly at the recycling facility. They end up contaminating the other recyclables instead.

But others are plastic, glass, or non-insulated steel ... the hot sun with no perceptible temperature drop). Mine has a straw lid (which you can purchase from the get-go, or separately if you ...

KFC will stop handing out plastic straws and lids at all of its stores in Hong Kong and Macau for dine-in customers starting from Thursday, becoming one of the first major fast-food chains in the ...