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Hilo restaurants could start serving food in stainless steel bowls and bento boxes next year. The project was funded in 2023 through a $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ...

While certain plastic products can be recycled or reused, overwhelming amounts of plastic waste end up in landfills, streets, and oceans. They do not degrade entirely; instead, they break down into ...