"Skip the Stuff" law takes effect in New Jersey
Under the new initiative, restaurants will no longer automatically provide plastic utensils, napkins or condiments in takeout orders.
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Under the new initiative, restaurants will no longer automatically provide plastic utensils, napkins or condiments in takeout orders.
Researchers conducted the first systematic review of policies around the U.S. to limit plastic bag use.
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Human brains contain higher concentrations of microplastics than other organs, according to a new study, and the amount appears to be increasing over time.
The problem may be shoppers forget to bring their reusable bags with them and just get more.
The new law applies to in-person dining, as well as online ordering and food delivery apps.
It's universally recognized as a sign to recycle. But the EPA is now saying it's also universally confusing, since many plastics can't easily be recycled.
Picking up food now comes with a new responsibility for the customer, as does establishments discarding refuse.
That's just one of the new city rules enacted this week. The new ordinance on plastics being handed out for takeout by eateries started on Monday. CBS New York's Lisa Rozner reports.
Patrons are required to ask for cutlery to help cut down on the estimated 36 million pounds of plastic used yearly.
The new initiative is being enacted to help cut down on the estimated 36 million pounds of plastic recovered by the city. CBS New York's Jessi Mitchell reports.
The Ohio train derailment is a "wake-up call" for the reality of vinyl chloride's role in human and environmental health, experts say.
Greenpeace USA blasted industry claims of creating an efficient, circular economy as "fiction."
As a result, the Stop & Shop on Hamburg Turnpike in Wayne only has shopping carts for shoppers to use.
Foam containers and paper bags will also no longer be handed out at stores larger than 2,500 square feet.
Single-use plastic bags will soon be a thing of the past in the Garden State.
