On Jan. 1, 2026, the town of Wellesley took a new step toward environmental sustainability.  “Skip The Stuff,” a bylaw — or ...

Reg Wydeven is a partner with the Appleton-based law firm of McCarty Law LLP. He writes a weekly column for The.

New Jersey recently became the latest municipality to pass a “Skip the Stuff” law that places limits on single-use plastics ...

On his final day in office, Jan. 19, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill, S-3195, that will reduce plastic waste from utensils and condiments and require reusable utensils at those ...

New Jersey restaurants will soon be prohibited from providing single-use cutlery or condiment packets unless a customer specifically requests them. As part of a bill signed Jan. 20 by outgoing Gov.

Plastic might be easy to clean and cheap to purchase, but in the kitchen, you might be surprised at how much of the plastic ...

Plastic kitchen utensils are so last year, especially since they may be leaching microplastics into your food. Silicone tools are convenient and wooden ones are classic, but stainless steel utensils ...

New Jersey takeout customers could soon see fewer plastic forks, spoons and other single-use utensils under a bill headed to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk. The measure, S3195, which was approved by the ...

If you're trying to reduce the number of plastic kitchen utensils you own this year in favor of nontoxic options, it's probably not the worst idea. plate of microplastics are found in many common ...

Many of us spend a lot of effort cultivating healthy, organic food, carefully avoiding pesticides and chemicals (from the garden and/or store). But what happens once that food gets inside? Unseen ...

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is one of the first hemp fiber processors in Kansas, and wants the investment to benefit ...

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