SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The huge demand for restaurant takeout and delivery during the novel coronavirus pandemic is creating a serious side effect for the environment. Most takeout food comes with a ...

On a hike to a remote beach while living in Hawaii five years ago, entrepreneur Lindsey Hoell noticed from a distance that the sand looked colored. “I picked up a handful of it, and it was [full of] ...

Trash reduction was projected to be by about 20 metric tons by eliminating single-use containers. Carbon emissions were projected to be reduced by 100 metric tons over a five-year period from reduced ...

Your burger joint order may soon come with a side of reusable containers. A City Council bill introduced today would require fast-casual restaurants to offer dine-in customers reusable containers and ...

CONCORD, N.H. — Imagine takeout food but with less trash. Four New Hampshire Seacoast restaurants are giving that idea a shot through a pilot program that offers reusable takeout containers instead of ...

City Councilman Shaun Abreu is planning to introduce a bill Thursday that would require sports venues to allow patrons to bring reusable beverage containers into events — a measure aimed at reducing ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- A group of New York City officials has come together to introduce legislation that would require restaurants to offer reusable packaging to customers. New York City generates ...

ANN ARBOR, MI -- Trash-free takeout is possible at some Ann Arbor businesses, but owners say the program needs more support to be really successful. A returnable container program launched in Ann ...

The government is moving to make the use of reusable containers mandatory at funeral halls nationwide, according to reports on the 23rd. The move follows the assessment that a pilot program requiring ...