Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Tea bags could be releasing billions of ...

NAMM 2025: Korg’s Multi/Poly was one of our favourite new synths of last year. Loosely inspired by the company’s classic Mono/Poly analogue synth, the Multi/Poly is a multi-timbral digital polysynth ...

Community members packed Montgomery County Council chambers in Rockville on Tuesday to share both support and distaste for a proposed near-complete ban on plastic shopping bags in the county.

But this time, the urban landscape is different: Modern homes are full of plastic, turning house fires into chemical-laced infernos that burn hotter, faster, and more toxic than their predecessors.

Saudi Arabia: 1. The European Union and its allies: 0. As the dust settles on last month’s failed United Nations negotiations to end plastic pollution, high-ambition countries in Europe and elsewhere ...

Montgomery County is considering a proposed change to its grocery-bag policy that would ban the use of plastic bags at most stores and double the tax on paper bags to 10 cents. The proposal ...

Thailand has become the latest country to take on the global plastic waste crisis by banning imports of plastic waste. For years, the country had served as a key destination for plastic waste from ...

Now, Walmart’s budget-friendly alternative, nicknamed the "Wirkin" bag, has briefly offered an accessible twist on the luxury staple, selling out in just a few days. According to Forbes Magazine ...

The Montgomery County Council will hear from the public Tuesday on proposed legislation that would ban plastic bags at commercial retailers in the county. The council also will host a public ...

The measure is currently open for public discussion. Credit: Patcharanan via Shutterstock. Uzbekistan may ban the production, import, and use of plastic bags under the proposed National Program to ...

We may earn an affiliate commission from links. When Jean-Louis Dumas first designed the Birkin—a simple work bag with a gleaming gold clasp and streamlined shape—he couldn’t have known that ...

He emphasizes that proper waste management is essential for reducing these risks. The use of plastic in Europe has skyrocketed over the past decade. Recent statistics reveal that in 2021 ...