MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — For most of us, July means fireworks, barbecues, beach days and vacation, but it’s also the month in which everyone around the world is called on to reduce our plastic ...

Mayor Craig Greenberg is encouraging people in Louisville to make small changes towards reducing single-use plastic consumption. Greenberg launched the annual "Plastic Free July" initiative on Tuesday ...

The city of Arcata encourages community members to participate in the worldwide initiative known as Plastic Free July to help reduce waste and pollution this summer. Plastic Free July is designed to ...

Plastic Free July.is a global initiative is helping reduce future plastic waste. The award-winning campaign helps people change their behaviors to end plastic waste. Ted Lindner shares ways we can ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Recycling might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the Fort Wayne Zoo, but reducing, reusing and recycling at home can go hand-in-hand with animal ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. GOLETA, CA, July 11, 2025 – Join the City of Goleta and Mission Refill for a meaningful morning of community and environmental ...

Dear Front Rangers: We’re three weeks into Plastic Free July! This week, let’s unwrap the truth about plastic film and flexible packaging — the softer, stretchier plastics like bags, wraps, pouches, ...

When one thinks of Plastic Free July, the challenge to avoid all manner of plastic bottles, cups and containers likely comes to mind. To be sure, that’s a central concern of the global project, which ...

Dear Front Rangers: As we close the second week of Plastic Free July, we’re raising the flag about microplastics. When we think of plastic pollution, we usually picture grocery bags tangled in trees ...

It’s lightweight and waterproof, cheap enough to throw away after a single use, and durable enough to last for years even after being thrown away. When single-use plastics — like plastic straws, foam ...

Right now, more than 400 million tons of plastic are manufactured every year, and over 300 million tons of plastic waste created. Plastic production, use and disposal in the United States contributed ...

It's not easy being green. I've been trying and failing to cut single-use plastic out of my life for several months. To be fair, I often wasn't trying that hard. I bought a reusable coffee mug and ...