Just one plastic tea bag can release 11.6 billion microplastics. A single tea bag could dump nearly 12 billion microplastics into your drink — here's what to know first appeared on The Cool Down.

Recent revelations that tea bags leach microplastics and nanoplastics into one’s steaming cup of tea, the second most ...

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While single-use bags labeled as compostable are an alternative for plastic bags, they are not to be disposed of in the green bins used to collect compostable waste, including food scraps and yard ...

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Mecklenburg County Solid Waste is now accepting plastic bags and wraps as part of its enhanced recycling program. Residents ...

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Hundreds of volunteers across the city participated in service projects on Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 19.

According to projections from Towards Packaging, the global barrier coatings for flexible packaging market is set to increase from USD 6.43 billion in 2026 to nearly USD 12.96 billion by 2034, ...

Lately, I've been swapping my shoulder bag for a crossbody whenever I have a long list of errands to run. When you're carrying groceries, shopping bags, or anything else you pick up along the way, ...

I’ve never received more enthusiastic messages and quick responses from when I alerted my colleagues to the current Baggu sale, which is offering up to 45% off its bestselling items through January 12 ...