This story appears in the June 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. After importing nearly half of the planet’s plastic recyclables for three decades, China barred the import of most ...

China stopped taking our plastic waste. Now we're drowning in it. America has long had a plastic problem. It's an urgent question — what do we do with the 40 million tons of plastic waste we ...

Cosmetic surgery apps are redefining beauty standards and access to plastic surgery in China. In a country where cosmetic surgery is still often considered taboo, such apps are gaining traction as ...