NY environmentalists’ next target? Individually wrapped cheese slices face ban under far-reaching bill

It may be a case of lactose intolerance. Individually wrapped cheese would be largely banned under a far-reaching bill getting pushed by New York environmentalists and politicians to reduce the use of plastics, The Post has learned. The state bill — called Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act — would require companies with net incomes over … Read more

One major Bay Area city is particularly bad at recycling. City staff have a hands-on idea for how to turn it around.

Bay Area residents, do you really know what belongs in your recycling carts? If you said “yes,” you may very well be right — unless you live in San Jose. Recycling contamination has become a growing problem in the Bay Area’s largest city. A city survey in 2022 found that 57% of waste deposited in … Read more