Over the next five years, it plans to eliminate shopping bags, straws, takeout food containers, and more.This past weekend, China's National Development and Reform Commission issued a new policy ...

Each year, the US uses over 3 million trees and 9 billion gallons of water to make toxin-tainted paper receipts.The concept of a sales receipt is obviously solid – there are many occasions in which ...

A list of 10 resolutions shows that big changes are coming to the professional food world.Bon Appétit, the only magazine to which I have subscribed faithfully for more than eight years, has just ...

The Canadian city is the latest to rethink disposal culture and insist on something better.Two women in Victoria, British Columbia, are sick of disposable coffee cups and have decided to take action ...

Realizing that recycling isn't working, the chain will be eliminating single-use cups and coffee bags.The modern American coffee shop is really in a bind. Consumers accustomed to convenience and a ...

Shoppers have realized that paying a few extra cents can make or break a domestic food producer.I have often wondered why fair trade certification doesn't exist for domestically-produced items in ...