Plastic Pollution Coalition (PPC) today released a special report that aims to help educate and guide people toward using nontoxic substitutes for plastic that safeguard ecosystems and human health ...

Every trip to the store, drink at a restaurant, or discard of a recyclable item can feel like a small moral referendum. Bring the reusable bag. Skip the straw. Rinse the yogurt cup. For years, that ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Just six pieces of rubber smaller than a pea can be fatal to seabirds, new research shows, revealing shockingly ...

Plastic has become one of the defining materials of modern civilization, and it turns out that extends well beyond our ...

Scientists have identified over 600,000 microbial proteins that can break down plastics, revealing a nearly universal ability ...

(BPT) – The world’s oceans are a magical, beautiful ecosystem … and they also need help — urgently. According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, by 2050, there will be more plastic by weight than fish ...

Among the various plastic recycling methods being explored, one promising approach is biological plastic recycling, also ...

As the crisis in the Middle East continues, much of the public focus has been on fuel prices and the cost of living. But ...

The surging tide of microplastics is already an environmental and health threat, but as the world heats up — driving increasingly extreme weather — it’s transforming them into “more mobile, persistent ...

One man’s trash is a common coot’s treasure, at least when it comes to plastic. In Amsterdam, the birds have been constructing nests out of plastic food wrappers, masks and other waste for at least 30 ...

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Have you been collecting plastic grocery bags and don't know why? Instead of tossing them, make them useful again. Here are ...