Learn more about the microbes that consume plastic and how they could one day help clean up our ...

A new study from The University of Manchester has shed light on an unexpected consequence of plastic bag bans in East Africa, and why well-intentioned environmental laws may actually be making life ...

As governments move to ban plastic grocery bags, how much of an impact do they have on the world around us? The answer is both surprising and substantial.

Researchers found a way to turn plastic waste into the main ingredient in vinegar using sunlight and a simple iron based ...

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework states that plastic pollution must be eliminated by 2030. So why haven't we enacted measures that make a real difference?

During important processes like cleaning, fragments of plastic are lost as microplastics. This means the system itself creates plastic waste, and we urgently need to rethink the design and operation ...

Two substances in the saliva of wax worms — moth larvae that eat wax made by bees to build honeycombs — readily break down a common type of plastic, researchers said on Tuesday, in a potential advance ...

Every egg case examined contained plastic particles, raising urgent questions about how pollution may be affecting sharks before they are even born. AFP PHOTO/Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read ...

Selecting one kind of plastic over another is often used to accomplish this goal. However, to date, no material selection framework has considered or quantified environmental persistence, or the time ...

We all agree we must solve the issue of plastic waste in the environment. According to a Harris poll from this spring, more than eight in 10 U.S. adults are concerned about the impact companies have ...

Nonprofit group Habits of Waste has recruited a handful of directors to join its effort to replace throw-away plastics with reusables in TV and film. By Kirsten Chuba Events Editor “The ‘Lights, ...

Researchers announced in February 2026 that small fragments of plastic were found in nine out of 10 prostate tumor samples, adding new urgency to a growing body of evidence connecting everyday plastic ...