plastic straws

As the world transitions away from fossil fuels, oil and gas companies are looking towards plastic as their next major growth market.

Arizona-based Footprint is going public via a merger with Gores Holdings VIII in a deal that values the materials science technology company at $1.6 billion.

A new set of laws took effect Wednesday in Vermont that are designed to protect the environment in a state that has long prided itself on taking care of its natural resources. As of July 1, stores across the state can no longer bag customers’ purchases in plastic. At Quality Market in Barre, customer Joe Greene picked up a reusable…

Vermont’s plastic bag ban took effect Wednesday, and it means significant changes for consumers.

Maine’s largest city is phasing out a common food utensil. Plastic straws will be banned in Portland beginning April 1, 2020, unless someone asks for one. The Portland City Council voted unanimously Monday night to ban plastic straws, as well as stirrers and splash sticks at restaurants and bars unless a customer asks for them. The ban will require restaurants...

The Portland City Council says it is pursuing plans to discourage and then ban the distribution of plastic straws in the Maine city.

The New Hampshire Senate has killed a bill targeting soda straws and replaced another bill that would’ve banned store plastic bags with one setting town waste reduction goals. Senators on Wednesday said they found the straw bill unnecessary, as people and businesses are already doing away with straws.