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 ...

Plastics are becoming more present in the seas and oceans around the world. The Mediterranean — a semi-enclosed marine basin ...

We’ve all heard that plastics are bad for the environment, but do we truly understand why? Every day, we unknowingly consume microplastics, while animals on land and in water are ingesting, choking on ...

The report from the U.S. Trade Representative comes as President Donald Trump prepares to announce a new round of tariffs, ...

Annually, humans produce an estimated 380 million tons of plastic waste, including 43 million tons of single-use items, such as straws. A lot of that ends up polluting the environment. According ...

Thousands of tonnes of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year . . . from our mouths. Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers ...

Chung Shan-shan, the director of science in environmental and public health management at Baptist University, doesn’t think so. The main argument for using paper straws instead of plastic ones ...