A new book by the journalist Beth Gardiner argues that oil companies are upping production of the material as a safeguard ...

A plastic drinks bottle is one of the most "recyclable" objects in the modern waste stream. It is lightweight and collected ...

Plastic to possibilities ...

Lawsuits and investigations across the country are exposing vulnerabilities in California's landmark single-use plastic law.

By converting plastic waste into a microbe-friendly food source, scientists have built an upcycling pipeline that turns the ...

Scientists racing to tackle plastic pollution have created a surprising new contender: a biodegradable packaging film made ...

During important processes like cleaning, fragments of plastic are lost as microplastics. This means the system itself ...

That’s a wrap on harmful plastic? Microplastics — which slough off larger plastics — plague everything we touch, from our food to our cleaning tools, increasing the risk of heart attacks, strokes and ...

Aldi shoppers are probably familiar with seeing plastic in the produce section, but why is the chain like this when other ...

Researchers combined milk protein, starch, and volcanic clay to create a biodegradable packaging film that degrades in 13 ...