Wearing plastic gloves? Please throw them out after you're done. People around the world are taking precautions to keep germs at bay amid the coronavirus pandemic, like wearing disposable gloves or ...

As people turn to disposable gloves to protect themselves from the coronavirus, concerns are growing about how the single-use materials are being tossed away. Some people are dropping their used ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The disposable face masks and gloves we use are creating new challenges when it comes to keeping our neighborhoods clean. In some cases, they end up as litter. We've ...

Face masks and plastic gloves have become must-have items when people go out in public during the coronavirus pandemic, but after being used, some of that personal protective equipment is being dumped ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The best way to protect yourself against the growing ...

As more people take precautions to protect themselves from COVID-19, another problem has emerged: littering. Single-use plastic gloves are strewn across Sacramento parking lots and streets. "It’s a ...

For many of us, the food shop has become a weekly highlight because it means we can head outside for fresh air, if only to walk to the nearest supermarket and back. Despite safety measures, such as ...

Emerging from years in food-safety crisis mode, Chipotle Mexican Grill has good reason to make sure food handlers are using plastic gloves responsibly. But 95% of those gloves ended up in a landfill ...

Every time you order a burrito, you probably don’t think much about the plastic gloves your tortilla-roller wears. But millions of these gloves end up in the trash every year, which has a serious ...

The summer of 1987 was Central New York's "Hepatitis Outbreak" summer. Thirty years later its effects are still being every time a person eats at a restaurant or buys a hot dog from a street vendor.