Plastics have become a major problem, particularly when it comes to single-use, disposable plastics that are commonly used in food service and retail. But all that plastic does not decompose, it just ...

Even straightforward products like toilet paper (with options such as bamboo, recycled, nontoxic, fragrance, two-ply and more) have a dizzying number of variations out there. But does the kind of ...

Kristina Smithe’s company, Hiccup Earth, has taken the cups to 137 races and spared more than 902,000 disposable ones from hitting a landfill.

In the name of the environment and sustainability, Starbucks' disposable cup may be on its way to extinction ...

Europe Has Emerged as a Prominent Region in the Bamboo Cups Market Due to the Growing Demand for Sustainable and Eco-friendly Packaging Options. Asia Pacific is Projected to Lead the Global Bamboo ...

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Southwest Airlines introduced in October 2024 a cold beverage cup made with a pulp blend of 75% bamboo and 25% paper, along with a stir stick made from birch wood. It's the airline's latest effort ...

Hong Kong residents dispose of 400 million takeaway coffee cups every year, according to a green group, which urged the new administration to encourage reusing utensils and cutting waste at its ...

Kristina Smithe was running the California International Marathon in 2019, grabbing cups of water to stay hydrated, when she started to think about how much waste such events produce. “I was ...