Cosmetic surgeons have turned to using a “fat filler” harvested from dead people in order to give patients new breasts, sexier buttocks and other body contouring tweaks, according to reporting by ...
CALIFORNIA, USA — A new California law, effective now, will make single-use plastic carryout bags a thing of the past. Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 1053, authored by Sen. Catherine ...
Legislation authored by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear that bans the sale of thick, reusable plastic bags at grocery checkouts will take effect on Jan. 1. The Encinitas Democrat’s legislation, passed ...
California shoppers will have one less decision to make at the checkout counter as of Jan. 1, as the state enacts a ban on all single-use plastic bags at the point of sale. The new policy closes a ...
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 1053, authored by Sen. Catherine Blakespear (D–Encinitas), banning the distribution of plastic bags at grocery stores, pharmacies, and retail checkout ...
SEATTLE — Starting Jan. 1, 2026, Washington state shoppers will see a 4-cent increase in the price of plastic film carryout bags at restaurants and retailers, raising the minimum cost to 12 cents per ...
Dear Heloise: Two of your letters in a recent column addressed recycling plastic. Please consider reusing it as well. Small cup-sized plastic containers (such as yogurt containers) can be tub or pool ...
Dear Heloise: Two of your letters in a recent column addressed recycling plastic. Please consider reusing it as well. Small cup-sized plastic containers (such as yogurt containers) can be tub or pool ...
California’s leaders like to think of themselves as setting an example for the country. Their first-in-the-nation ban on single-use plastic bags certainly led the way — although it functions more as a ...
It’s a killer pitch: Turn plastic waste into gasoline using only* the power of the sun. And that’s exactly what serial entrepreneur Julian Brown (@naturejab_ on Instagram) claims to be doing, using ...
Plastics are woven into every aspect of our lives, but what was once the poster child for convenience is fast becoming a pariah product. The era of single-use plastic must end; banning it is the only ...
The “plastics industry — i.e., the fossil fuel industry — has misled consumers, claiming that its products are recyclable,” says Holly Kaufman. Even for “technically recyclable plastics, there is not ...