- Diageo launches new whisky bottle made from paper: "The world’s biggest whisky producer will premiere its new plastic-free bottle with Johnnie Walker, forming part of a new initiative with Unilever and PepsiCo to invest in sustainable packaging technology." https://www.itsnicethat.com/news/diageo-plastic-free-paper-based-spirits-bottle-packaging-design-130720 28 comments worldnews
- Trump signs order to bring back plastic straws claiming paper ones ‘explode’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/10/trump-plastic-straws-executive-order 46 comments politics
- Southwest Japan industry group develops bamboo paper cups to reduce plastic waste https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20211228/p2a/00m/0bu/011000c 51 comments worldnews
- Paper alternative to plastic bottles inspired by ancient technologies https://insights.corepo.org/paper-alternative-to-plastic-bottles-inspired-by-ancient-technologies/ 3 comments india
- Plastic Is The New Toilet Paper For Scientists https://www.npr.org/2021/04/20/989260273/plastic-is-the-new-toilet-paper-for-scientists 7 comments nottheonion
- Plastic pollution in the world's oceans is expected to increase by 80x between 1990 and 2050, according to a new paper, though providing education and cracking down on corruption could reduce the damage https://academictimes.com/plastic-catastrophe-looms-without-education-anti-corruption/ 4 comments worldnews
- Plastic pollution in the world's oceans is expected to increase by 80x between 1990 and 2050, according to a new paper, though providing education and cracking down on corruption could reduce the damage https://academictimes.com/plastic-catastrophe-looms-without-education-anti-corruption/ 12 comments science
- Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Banning Single-Use Paper and Plastic Bags in New Jersey https://nj.gov/governor/news/news/562020/approved/20201104a.shtml 24 comments politics
- UK supermarket chain Morrisons considers removing plastic bags in favour of paper alternatives http://news.sky.com/story/morrisons-considers-removing-plastic-bags-in-favour-of-paper-alternatives-12051131 19 comments worldnews
- McDonald's new “eco-friendly” paper straws 'can't be recycled - but the old plastic ones can' https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mcdonalds-new-paper-straws-cant-18829881 28 comments worldnews
- McDonald's new paper straws - described as "eco-friendly" by the US fast food giant - cannot be recycled. Last year, it axed plastic straws, even though they were recyclable, in all its UK branches as part of a green drive. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49234054 123 comments worldnews
- Trump’s campaign offered 10 plastic straws for $15 because ‘liberal paper straws don’t work’ — and they just sold out https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/19/trump-2020-campaign-selling-10-plastic-straws-for-15.html 65 comments politics
- Indonesia sends rubbish back to Australia and says it's too contaminated to recycle - Indonesian officials say containers of paper contaminated by electronic waste, used cans and plastic bottles https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/09/indonesia-sends-rubbish-back-to-australia-and-says-its-too-contaminated-to-recycle 73 comments worldnews
- No dumping ground’: Indonesia sends back loads of plastic mislabelled as ‘paper’ to us https://sputniknews.com/asia/201906161075901633-no-dumping-ground-indonesia-sends-back-loads-plastic-mislabelled-paper-us/ 71 comments worldnews
- 'Shame on you': UK pharmacy chain Boots has come under fire for using plastic bags, rather than paper ones, to package some of its prescriptions https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/17/boots-chemist-berated-wrapping-prescriptions-plastic-bags 3 comments worldnews
- As Costs Skyrocket, More U.S. Cities Stop Recycling - With China no longer accepting used plastic and paper, communities are facing steep collection bills, forcing them to end their programs or burn or bury more waste. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/16/business/local-recycling-costs.html 4 comments indepthstories
- Is This the End of Recycling? - Americans are consuming more and more stuff. Now that other countries won’t take our papers and plastics, they’re ending up in the trash. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/03/china-has-stopped-accepting-our-trash/584131/ 40 comments politics
- What would have a lower carbon footprint: Recycling paper and plastic, or gathering the waste and sealing it underground? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/9w83ja/what_would_have_a_lower_carbon_footprint/ 6 comments askscience
- [NP] Is plastic ban likely to lead to hugher consumption of paper and by extension cutting of trees and forrests? https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/8val67/np_is_plastic_ban_likely_to_lead_to_hugher/ 7 comments india
- McDonald's to switch to paper straws in UK after customer campaign - Fast-food chain, which uses 1.8m straws a day, says plastic straws will go by 2019 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jun/15/mcdonalds-to-switch-to-paper-straws-in-uk-after-customer-concern 7 comments worldnews
- McDonald's will replace plastic straws with paper ones in all its UK and Ireland restaurants, starting from September. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-44492352 1143 comments worldnews
- Thousands of Tons of Paper and Plastics Americans Recycled Are Dumped in Landfills due to Chinese ban https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/05/china-ban-on-some-recyclable-materials-means-americans-recycling-is-going-into-landfills.html 161 comments worldnews
- Iceland has become the first major retailer to commit to eliminate plastic packaging for all own brand products within five years to help end the "scourge" of plastic pollution. The retailer said it would be replacing plastic with packaging including paper and pulp trays and paper bags. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/16/iceland-pledges-go-plastic-free/ 141 comments worldnews
- Do paper bags really create more pollution than plastic? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6uljpn/do_paper_bags_really_create_more_pollution_than/ 9 comments askscience
- German supermarket chain Aldi will ban all plastic bags and paper bags from their stores. http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/aldi-schafft-plastiktueten-ab-papiertueten-aber-auch-a-1159481.html 117 comments europe
- Self-assembling origami robot is world's first Transformer - Footage from the researchers' laboratory shows a sheet of paper and plastic mounted with batteries and motors that folds itself into a working machine without human intervention and then scuttles out of shot. http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/07/self-assembling-origami-robot-transformer 5 comments worldnews
- Couple guilty of bomb detector fraud "They were actually just made from black plastic boxes, with bits of glue, bits of paper and an antenna stuck on top" http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-28602876 3 comments worldnews
- Fetal exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), widely used to soften plastics, and found in products such as water bottles, soup can liners and paper receipts, increases risk of cancer in human prostate tissue http://news.uic.edu/bpa-increases-risk-of-cancer-in-human-prostate-tissue 14 comments science
- Affordable new printer lets you print circuits onto paper, material, plastic, etc http://www.pcauthority.com.au/news/363836,ex1-printer-lets-you-3d-print-circuit-boards-onto-paper.aspx 5 comments technology
- BBC News - Is plastic the new digital paper? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/9735780.stm 3 comments science
- Paper Or Plastic? | TechCrunch http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/09/paper-or-plastic/ 7 comments books
- LG unveils the world’s first plastic e-paper display with 1,024 x 768-pixel resolution that can bend at an angle of up to 40 degrees. Company claims it will “revolutionize the E-Book market.” http://www.bgr.com/2012/03/29/worlds-first-flexible-e-paper-display-heads-into-mass-production/ 10 comments technology
- Hemp was the most efficient and important feedstock for plastic, paper, rope, and more -- crucial to modern industry and technology -- until oil and wood interests decided to smear it as dangerous. http://www.lewrockwell.com/spl2/reason-hemp-is-illegal.html 27 comments technology
- Plastic bags: It's time to get beyond 'ban, ban, ban' | Oregon is moving to ban plastic grocery bags. Supported by paper products manufacturers. But paper bags take more energy to produce and release more pollutants. http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/12/plastic_bags_environmentalists.html 7 comments politics
- Oregon lawmaker wants to ban plastic grocery bags, even though DEQ points out that paper takes much more energy and water to produce, and creates greenhouse gas methane in landfills. http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/02/should_oregon_ban_plastic_bags.html 6 comments reddit.com
- Paper Bags or Plastic Bags? Everything You Need to Know http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/07/paper-bags-or-plastic-bags-everything-you-need-to-know.php 3 comments reddit.com
- O Noes! Plastic Bags are Greener than Paper http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1315/ 38 comments science
- It turns out 'paper or plastic' is a life or death question for our environment. http://www.alternet.org/environment/61607/ 18 comments science
- Both manufacturers and consumers could pay more in order to reduce the use of disposable paper and plastic cups, according to a new plan by Germany's environment minister. https://www.thelocal.de/20190521/germany-proposes-extra-charge-for-disposable-coffee-cups 3 comments worldnews
- Future solar Cells May Be Made Of Wood: A new kind of paper that is made of wood fibers yet is 96% transparent could be a revolutionary material for solar cells. Coming from plants, the paper is inexpensive and more environmentally friendly than the plastic substrates often used in solar cells. http://phys.org/news/2014-01-future-solar-cells-wood.html 53 comments science