Wear and tear on plastic products releases small to nearly invisible plastic particles, which could impact people’s health ...

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

After a series of high profile spills at sea, MEPs and governments have agreed that new pollution controls must extend to ...

Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response agreed on a draft 2025 Action Plan to address marine plastic litter from ships.

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 ...

Professor Joanne Kwan, a senior research manager and sustainable land reuse lead at the Construction Industry Research and ...

Study from the University of Bayreuth shows how mountain bike tires contribute to microplastic pollution—though far less than ...

Loose-leaf teas are another easy way to bypass plastic tea bags—just use a stainless steel steeper, which can go directly ...

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 ...

Inside a New Mexico lab, researchers estimate there is five bottle caps worth of plastic in human brains. Now they are trying ...

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 ...