There are steps people can take to protect themselves. Researchers issue warning about alarming threat lurking in coffee cups: 'A growing public-health concern' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Gurgaon: The drive against single-use plastics in city intensified on Wednesday after enforcement teams of Haryana State ...

That tiny detail on your coffee lid has a secret most people miss ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many people think takeaway coffee cups are made of paper - but they are not. (Nitat Termmee via Getty Images) The UK consumes more ...

After months of pleading, McDonald’s customers will be happy to hear that a particular item is being scrapped. Back in January 2025, in an attempt to go green and decrease its plastic consumption, the ...

A number of European countries made tethering the lids of plastic bottles to the bottle mandatory in 2024, a feat achieved via a small plastic strip. If you unscrew the cap, the lid now falls to the ...

They are one of the most familiar sights among takeaway sushi shops around the world, but from Monday, fish-shaped plastic soy sauce containers are officially on the way out in South Australia. In the ...

Straws attached to drink containers and spoons and forks attached to pre-packaged foods are also on the chopping block from September 1, along with plastic fruit stickers. “These bans encourage ...

After anesthetizing the 110-lb. black bear, wildlife biologists cut the lid off the animal’s neck in Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife biologists in Michigan removed a plastic lid that ...

A 2-year-old black bear was finally freed from its misery after wildlife officials removed a plastic lid stuck on its neck for almost two years. Wildlife biologists in Montmorency County, Michigan, ...