A New York parkgoer urged their neighbors to help keep their community clean after discovering heaps of trash on park trails. The parkgoer shared a series of photos on the r/Harriman Reddit forum. The online community describes Harriman State Park as “the second largest park in New York, 30 miles north of NYC.” The photos…
Hong Kong restaurants may start testing alternatives to certain single-use plastics for items such as food containers in the next two months, the environment minister has said, as the government gauges the business sector’s feedback before expanding the scope of a ban. Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan on Saturday gave the update on…
Six restaurants in Hong Kong have been fined HK$2,000 (US$257) each for repeatedly failing to comply with the single-use plastics ban since authorities started enforcing the new law in November, according to the city’s environment chief. Under phase one of the ban, which officially took effect on April 22, retailers and restaurants can no longer…