If you order takeout in Los Angeles and your meal comes with a compostable fork made from PLA—a common bio-based plastic—you’re not supposed to toss the utensil in your curbside compost bin. The city ...

Plastic is a product that is ubiquitous in today's society, says Sarah Morath, Wake Forest professor of law and author of the book "Our Plastic Problem and How to Solve It." The World Bank estimates ...

Plastic has become the symbol of ocean pollution, but what if it's not the real problem? This video investigates the ...

Plastic pollution is a severe problem around the globe as it continues to harm our environment and daily lives. But what are our city and state doing to help fix this global issue? Globally, the world ...

Plastic recycling has been messy since China banned the import of solid waste in 2018, but the rise of alternative plastics ...

Plastic pollution is a growing problem that's impacting ecosystems globally. The presence of so much plastic has also caused microplastics — plastic particles no more than one-fifth of an inch large — ...

Plastic is funneling into our oceans, but a boat is helping collect and consume trash before it even hits the sea.

Hello, my name is Emma Heins, and I am an 8th grader at Summit Middle School. Lately, I have been researching a lot about the plastic problem on our planet. Plastic in the ocean is no good. Plastic on ...

You brush twice daily, floss religiously and see your dentist every six months. But what if these acts of oral hygiene are quietly contributing to one of the planet's most pressing environmental ...

There is no shortage of news about plastic’s ubiquity or its harms. Microplastics are in clouds, drinking water, playgrounds and our blood. Marine mammals are entangled in and ingest plastic at ...

Plastics are often found in places consumers don't expect, as inner layers in cans, cartons and pouches that appear ...