Around the world, plastics find their way into farm fields. Climate change makes agricultural plastic, already a necessity ...

Richmond city leaders are considering taxing plastic bags, believing it would reduce waste in the River City. “We anticipate ...

By collecting pieces of plastic waste and photographing them on a plain background ... conveying plastic’s impact on the natural environment in a way that scientific research papers can ...

Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers—similar to the plastic material used in car ...

Plastic waste has let common coots reuse nests year after year. Scientists have now used the trash layers to date how old nests are.

At first glance, this seems like an obvious win for the environment. Plastic bags, after all, are made from fossil fuels and a major source of pollution. Paper bags, however, are not necessarily a ...

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

Jordan joined Newsweek in 2024 from The Evening Standard and had previously worked at Metro.co.uk, she has background in international ... of microplastics in the environment, completely ...

The Ministry of Environment and the UNDP signed the “Improvement of Disposal Capacity of Plastic Litter in Urban Areas” policy document on February 27. The aim of the new collaboration is to enhance ...

The Ministry of Environment is encouraging supermarkets in Phnom Penh to use mesh bags instead of plastic bags. The initiative aims to reduce plastic usage and its environmental and public health ...

PHNOM PENH: The Ministry of Environment is encouraging supermarkets in Phnom Penh to use mesh bags instead of plastic bags. The initiative aims to reduce plastic usage and its environmental and ...