Colleges take the lead A growing number of colleges and universities are trying to find more sustainable options, including reusable containers. For example, UMass Boston offers a “Green to Go” ...

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - A Boston-based app, that works like checking out a book from a library, is expanding to Western Massachusetts to help reduce waste from takeout orders, using reusable ...

Plastic takeout food containers are no longer being accepted for recycling and must be thrown out, Whatcom County’s waste hauler said in a social media post last week. Such containers include the ...

Hilo restaurants could start serving food in stainless steel bowls and bento boxes next year. The project was funded in 2023 through a $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ...

Every year, billions of pounds of single-use plastics end up in landfills and some of these plastics can take centuries to decompose. But thanks to a new grant through DC's Department of Energy -- the ...