Plastic is everywhere in modern society. While it has paved the way for enormous progress, the pollution it leaves behind is ...

Plastic pollution could double its harm to human health in the coming decades if current production trends continue, ...

Plastic pollution is one of those problems everyone can see, yet few know how to tackle it effectively. I grew up walking the ...

UC Santa Barbara researchers and their colleagues estimate that without intervention, plastic pollution is on track to double by 2050. But in a study published in the journal Science, these same ...

"The Problem With Plastic" is both a call to arms and a thorough look at the far-reaching effects of plastic production.

With tailored, evidence-based policies, the U.S. can relieve the burden on local and municipal governments, communities, and ...

Environmental ministers from 95 countries have called for a global treaty to address the planet's plastic pollution problem. As Agence France-Presse reported, and Phys.org shared, the ministers agreed ...

Chemical engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo are taking on the pressing environmental problem by using ...

A new research perspective highlights bamboo as a promising and sustainable alternative to traditional plastic materials, offering fresh hope in tackling one of the most pressing environmental issues ...

Plastic pollution is choking the planet. From the bottom of the Mariana trench to the top of Mount Everest, there is little escaping the problem. Regardless, treaty negotiations to end plastic ...

A team of researchers has demonstrated a cutting-edge plant-based plastic bag that can dissolve in water without producing ...

We like to think that tossing a plastic bottle into a recycling bin means we’ve done our part, but the […] ...