plastic

Brittany M. Hughes | September 26, 2023
If at first you don’t succeed, scrap your idea and wind up looking a little bit silly. At least, that’s been the case with Lego, the Danish toymaker…
Nick Kangadis | April 6, 2023
This clip is being used to illustrate a point in an MRCTV and MRC Culture/Newsbusters story.
Brittany M. Hughes | December 29, 2020
A stunning 1.5 billion – that's BILLION, with a “B” – plastic face masks are expected to be added to the pile of pollution clogging up our oceans…
Brittany M. Hughes | December 4, 2019
Actor Chris Pratt has apologized – actually apologized – after getting pushback for posing in a photo with a single-use plastic water bottle.  It…
Ferlon Webster Jr. | May 3, 2019
The state of Maine has become the first state to get rid of polystyrene items, better known as styrofoam. The prohibition of this plastic will begin…
Brittany M. Hughes | March 27, 2019
The European Union voted Wednesday to ban all single-use plastic items, including straws, stirrers and cutlery. The ban, which is set to go into…
Brittany M. Hughes | August 24, 2018
My husband and I sat down in a booth at our local sports bar yesterday, both craving a burger and, for once, hungry enough to ignore the calorie…
Caleb Tolin | August 15, 2018
U.S. cities including Seattle, Santa Barbara and San Francisco, along with entire countries like the United Kingdom, have made moves to ban single-…
Brittany M. Hughes | January 25, 2018
If you’re a waiter at a California Applebee’s who dares offer your customers a plastic straw to go with their size-regulated soft drink, that mere…
Tyler McNally | July 7, 2015
Don't worry, Chinese food will be safe from a new law aimed at the food industry. Starting Wednesday, Hawaii will be the first and only state to ban…
kylegillis | June 2, 2010
Jean Healge is the latest environmental media superhero going to extreme measures to live without plastic