Efforts to curb plastic waste in the United States are accelerating, with a growing number of cities and municipalities enacting bans on the sale of single-use plastic water bottles. These localized ...

Early studies suggest that plastic particles are influencing human blood pressure, a condition linked to serious ...

Binning gum is not the solution either. Addressing gum as a plastic pollutant dictates that the prevention of gum pollution ...

Researchers have finally made a breakthrough in how to break down plastic effectively without needing harsh chemicals.

A ban on the sale of single-use plastic bottles at all city-owned properties is set for an upcoming City Council vote. If adopted, Bill 18 would prevent plastic bottles having a capacity of 1 liter or ...

As more research is conducted into the dangers of microplastics, we learn the risk that untethered caps and other sources of plastic pollution ... water sold in plastic bottles.

Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize a global pollution crisis ... use plastic food and beverage containers — water bottles, takeout containers, coffee lids, straws and ...

Thousands of tons of plastic pollution could be escaping into the ... polyethylene (the plastic used to make carrier bags and bottles) and polyvinyl acetate (woodglue) as well as some sweetener ...