"If there’s instances of people bringing weapons in," said Damian Jones, a Scranton School District parent, "whatever is safer for the kids." With the first day of school getting closer, the Scranton ...

As more schools ban metal water bottles, moms take to TikTok for school-approved alternatives. As parents and educators get ready for another school year, there’s one hot topic causing a shake-up in ...

More Alabama schools are adding rules for another piece of many children’s school supplies: Water bottles. Trussville City Schools said local students must bring only clear, plastic water bottles to ...

A green accounting method called “mass balance” certifies that something was manufactured with recycled plastic — just not necessarily much of the bottle making the claim. By Julie Creswell and Hiroko ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Your water bottle contains a lot more microplastics than you might think. These were the findings of a ...

Water from disposable plastic bottles may carry more health risks than tap water for most people in the U.S. and other wealthy nations, experts warn. (Getty Images) One in 20 Americans gets most of ...

Most of us don't think twice when we reach for a plastic water bottle at the airport or on a hot summer day. But new research suggests you’re not just drinking water when you take a big glug from ...

Over the past decade, it's come to light that plastic recycling is mostly bogus – essentially a marketing scheme crafted by the oil industry. (Raw plastic materials come from fossil fuel production.) ...