Plastic is everywhere in modern society. While it has paved the way for enormous progress, the pollution it leaves behind is now creating major challenges. Plastic—or more specifically, synthetic ...

Environmental groups are calling for tighter regulations around decommissioning oil and gas fields after energy giant Woodside shed almost 200 kilograms of plastic into the ocean. Documents reveal the ...

NEW DELHI: A 16-year-old boy, who had gone out to play billiards at a nearby mall, died after allegedly falling from a plastic shed of a restaurant in northwest Delhi's Gujranwala area, police said on ...

Right now, an estimated 130 million metric tons of plastic waste enters the air, water, soil, and human bodies every year. By 2040, that number will jump to 280 million metric tons—about a garbage ...

If your yard has become a parking zone for bikes, tools and "mystery objects" no one in your house will claim, Black Friday is basically the universe telling you to get your storage situation together ...

Scientists analyzed thousands of autopsies of seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals and found that even small amounts of ingested plastic can be deadly. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Two baseballs for a ...

Beneath the ocean’s surface, bacteria have evolved specialized enzymes that can digest PET plastic, the material used in bottles and clothes. Researchers at KAUST discovered that a unique molecular ...

Up until recently, I wouldn’t have been able to tell you exactly what my dish sponge is made of. I use them daily to scrub plates, silverware, cutting boards, and reusable water bottles but I didn’t ...

“Paper or plastic?” Your days are numbered. The question that millions of shoppers have heard for years when they roll up to the checkout aisle at grocery stores will soon be a thing of the past. On ...

Two of my childhood friends were identical twins. Once your eyes settled on their subtle, but different, facial features, you could no longer imagine confusing one twin with the other. That’s how we ...

I used plastic food containers for most of my life — they’re affordable and accessible at most of the grocery stores I frequent. But, in recent years I’ve learned more about the potential dangers ...

Ripping the plastic wrap from the meat or prepackaged fruit and veggies you purchased at the grocery store may contaminate your food with micro- and nanoplastics, according to new research. Plastic ...