One study showed that predominantly Black communities are often located near plastic factories and incinerators. In these areas, the risks of cardiovascular disease, lung cancer, childhood ...

The researchers will immerse plastic films in freshwater samples (taken from a canal in Lowell) and expose them to ...

Plastic waste is a huge problem, with bags and packaging a major culprit. A Bay Area startup has figured out a way to replace ...

The Blue Paradox’ exhibit, sponsored by SC Johnson, immerses visitors in the global crisis of plastic pollution, while ...

BC's Global Observatory on Pollution and Health and an international team of researchers will survey health risks posed across the continuum of plastic production, use, and disposal The Global ...

Senate Bill 551 would ban thicker "reusable" plastic bags and restrict single-use plastics in restaurants and hotels. Senate Bill 526 would require new washing machines to have microfiber filters ...

In Bangladesh, a booming black market for scraps of plastic has sprung up in vast rubbish tips – many of the workers are ...

Plastic pollution is one of the top global environmental problems, leading to an estimated 19 to 23 million tons of plastic waste polluting lakes, rivers, seas and oceans across the world ...

Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize a global pollution crisis. In 2015, video of a marine biologist pulling a plastic straw out of a turtle's nose sparked outrage worldwide ...

According to a new study from the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa, plastics are becoming the most prevalent form of pollution in the ocean, which can be detrimental to marine species and their ...

From tiny microbeads to abandoned fishing nets, this tide of plastic pollution is choking marine life and making its way into our food chain. Hundreds of marine species now face this deadly menu ...