The Elgin City Council gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a ban on single-use plastic checkout bags at larger retailers. If approved, Elgin would be one of the only municipalities in the state ...

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Whether at home or at the office, there are few appliances as frustrating as a printer. They frequently get jammed, disconnect from the Wi-Fi, and it seems like you're constantly throwing away and ...

Tahoe Therapeutics – a biotech start-up based in San Francisco, California – is creating the largest ever atlas of cell-chemical interactions to inform drug discovery. Combining automated pipetting ...

While driving along the interstate, you've probably encountered semis featuring a single large tire on each side of the rear axle. It may look weird at first because most semi-trucks from major brands ...

In brief: The printing industry is widely criticized for forcing customers to purchase expensive ink cartridges from printer manufacturers instead of cheaper third-party alternatives. The city of Los ...

New Jersey restaurants will soon be prohibited from providing single-use cutlery or condiment packets unless a customer specifically requests them. As part of a bill signed Jan. 20 by outgoing Gov.

On his final day in office, Jan. 19, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill, S-3195, that will reduce plastic waste from utensils and condiments and require reusable utensils at those ...

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