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 ...

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

Japanese team develops cellulose plastic that breaks down in salt water without leaving harmful microplastic fragments behind.

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 ...

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 ...

Plastic shopping bags, which have low recycling rates and often become litter when they blow away in the wind, are among the biggest culprits of plastic pollution in the ocean and along shorelines.

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 ...

The Ministry of Environment yesterday announced new plastic reduction targets of 5 percent by 2030 and 10 percent by 2035 from last year, with plastic wrapping for e-commerce and retail products to be ...

Washington-based environmental organization Oceana recently released the results of a nationwide poll claiming a majority of United States voters support policies that reduce single-use plastics.

While it’s safe to reuse plastic bags, you’ll want to clean them between uses for sanitary purposes and to reduce any ...