Fish eat thousands of tons of plastic a year, transferring it up the food chain to bigger fish and marine mammals. Microplastics are also consumed by people through food and in ... gas emissions and ...

Thousands of tons of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year … from our mouths. Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers—similar to ...

The current administration continues to senselessly undermine efforts to reduce single-use plastics. But plastic never was and never will be disposable, and neither are the people it poisons. Plastic ...

The challenge is finding a way to force plastic to break down through chemical alterations more quickly and efficiently.

Trump signed an executive order this week in favor of plastic straws over paper ones. As the debate rages on, here’s why you really don’t need straws.

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 ...