"Future research can build on these results." Scientists discover incredible way to make plastic materials nearly ...

Those crinkly plastic cartons are so much more than just a single-use receptacle for storing your favorite fruit.

Reducing plastic use this year should be on everyone’s radar, although it won’t be easy. According to the United Nations, ...

First, here’s some bad news: By 2050, research estimates there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean. Now for the good news: We still have about 30 years left to do our part to stop the planet ...

Two opposing perspectives on the future of plastic clashed at the United Nations summit on plastics, which ended this month in Busan, South Korea. Over 3,300 participants, representing 170 nations and ...

New York lawmakers have proposed legislation that would require a significant reduction in plastic packaging produced in the state. When New Yorkers toss something into the recycling bin, the ...

A new California law has banned plastic carryout bags at checkout counters statewide, requiring stores to offer paper bags ...

For Catholics seeking to reduce their own consumption of plastics, the parish often provides a first area. Hospitality gatherings after Mass and other social events offer a chance to not only ...

If many Erie-area environmentalists had their way, there would be no plastic bottles, no plastic containers, no plastic wrappings, no plastic anything. "What we want to see is the reduction in the use ...

Plastic waste is piling up at a daunting pace around the world. The World Bank estimates that every person on the planet generates an average of 1.6 pounds (0.74 kilograms) of plastic waste daily. To ...

Microplastics are no longer a distant environmental issue—they are part of daily life. These microscopic plastic particles ...