New Jersey residents ordering takeout this weekend may notice a change beginning Saturday, when restaurants will no longer automatically include plastic utensils with food orders.
Monday is Earth Day and the official theme for 2024 is "Planet vs. Plastics."
The chain announced that the plastic cups for all sizes of its cold drinks have undergone an environmentally friendly redesign that uses up to 20% less plastic compared to the current version.
After firefighters spent two days battling an inferno fueled by plastics in eastern Indiana, the fire has been fully extinguished, officials said.
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"There is a host of different chemicals that plastics give off when they're on fire, and it's concerning."