Smart policies and innovation—not bans—can reduce waste and build a circular plastics economy that maximizes the value of plastic.

Around 100 billion plastic beverage containers are sold in the United States each year — much of which ends up in landfills and waterways, polluting the environment and endangering wildlife. Studies ...

Today, the Council and the European Parliament provisionally agreed on a regulation on preventing the loss of plastic pellets ...

Most plastics used today – roughly 75% – are made of semicrystalline polymers. These materials have a layered structure that ...

A new report by Oceana warns plastic foam has become an “ever-present part of modern life” and must be phased out at a local, ...

Opinion: Wake Forest University School of Law's Sarah Morath says the federal response to plastic pollution means state and ...

The world is littered with trillions of micro- and nanoscopic pieces of plastic. These can be smaller than a virus -- just the right size to disrupt cells and even alter DNA. Researchers find them ...

The world is littered with trillions of micro- and nanoscopic pieces of plastic. These can be smaller than a virus—just the ...

For more than two years, the UN member states have been trying to agree on a plastics treaty that includes globally binding ...

New electrochemical methods for recycling and a filtering method for microplastics. Explore the work of featured Scientist: Anne McNeil, Chemistry Dept, University of Michigan.

"Alarming" levels of microplastic have been found in major rivers across Europe according to scientists in 14 studies ...