A 2024 study by the French NGO Agir pour l’Environnement found that repeatedly opening and closing plastic soda bottles significantly increased the number of microplastic particles in the beverages.

It's not your imagination: Beverage containers for milk, soda and water have gotten harder to open in recent years because their plastic screw top caps have been shortened to save plastic. It's a ...

As a champion of both small businesses and environmental protection, I am grateful for Subrenia Smith’s commentary regarding my Senate Bill 45 to reduce litter and the dangerous health impacts of ...

STE. GENEVIEVE, MO (KFVS) - In Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, two groups are working together to make something new out of something most of us throw away. The Public Health Department and the Rotary Club ...

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LYNN, Mass. (AP) — When Tatiana De Leon heard someone was collecting bottle caps and putting them to good use, she knew it was the perfect opportunity to contribute to her community. The ...

Raising concerns about the environmental damage caused by stray bottle caps, one California lawmaker is seeking to change how plastic water and soda bottles are made. Assembly Bill 319, introduced ...

Plastic spouts for cardboard milk and juice cartons were first introduced in 1990. The Spout-Pak was a product of International Paper, which made milk cartons, a market that was steadily eroding as ...