Connecticut has eliminated billions of plastic bags from the economy and ecosystem with a ban on single-use bags. But what do ...

The bill would place limits on single-use plastics at restaurants and hotels and ban thicker plastic bags at stores and ...

Find out how microplastics affect brain health and what steps can be taken to reduce their presence in your body.

With the automotive industry turning towards sustainable materials like plastic, we are poised to mould a future where ...

The US government has scrapped paper straws to go back to plastic. So why are the plastic variety restricted in many ...

As plastic waste infiltrates every corner of the planet, scientists have discovered that some animals are evolving to survive — and even thrive — in plastic-polluted environments. Certain species are ...

What if plastics could self-destruct when their time as a useful product ends? Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are ...

Harnessing moisture from air, Northwestern University chemists have developed a simple new method for breaking down plastic waste.

Recently, a handful of more in-depth studies have documented a range of plastic impacts on birds; these were harmful, but not ...

Join me as I explore the innovative solutions and groundbreaking initiatives that are shaping the future of plastic recycling.

Gov. Gavin Newsom this week stymied implementation of landmark state environmental legislation that would have limited the ...

Boston University researchers discovered that microplastics bolster bacteria's antibiotic resistance. The tiny plastic fragments, omnipresent on Earth, facilitate bacterial biofilm creation, thwarting ...