American households are the largest contributor to food waste in the nation, representing 40% of the staggering 120 billion pounds of food wasted each year. New research from the Michigan State ...

Packaging waste is one of the fastest-growing environmental challenges worldwide. As consumption rises and e-commerce expands, so does the volume of packaging discarded daily. Effective packaging ...

Minnesotans generate about six million tons of waste each year, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. In new efforts to reduce the harmful impacts, the state is adopting policy geared ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In response to growing pressure to address the plastic pollution crisis, Amazon has ...

Pile of plastic bottles, bags and packages in a landfill. Over the course of only a few generations, Americans’ relationship with things—and the packaging that comes with those things—has radically ...

Usually, buying a product with less packaging reduces waste. This is obvious with products like laundry detergent, dishwashing liquid or cleaning fluids sold as concentrates. Adding water at home, ...

Over the past few years, the world’s governments have clamped down on packaging waste due to the increased awareness of environmental issues. Although due to environmental protection, it can also be ...

Or will politics get in the way? Authored by David Buckby - Senior Research Analyst, Films and Flexible Packaging at Wood Mackenzie The European Union (EU) is in the midst of revising its rules around ...

Today the Council has reached an agreement ('general approach') on a proposal for a regulation on packaging and packaging waste. The aim is to tackle the increase in packaging waste generated in the ...