In a world filled with plastic waste, teaching kids how to make a difference starts at home. This collection of simple, ...

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As brands roll back packaging pledges, recycled plastic is taking center stage — but at what cost? Here's why integrating ...

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“We consistently saw that in statistical terms there is a negative association between plastic pollution and fishers ... the percentage of loss would be much greater.” ...

Responding to the study, Laura Burley, Greenpeace UK plastics team leader, said: “Many of us are disturbed by plastics ...

Achieving near-total plastic circularity is not only feasible, it is the most cost-effective and humane path forward in a ...

Cowan and his colleagues at the nonprofit Habitat Media wondered where all of this plastic was coming from—and why so much of it is ... odors and light pollution, and local activists are ...

A new U.N. report maps a path toward a more sustainable future and challenges society to question basic assumptions and values about the environment, consumption and waste.

More than 25 major consumer brands and petrochemicals have been traced to fracking in the Permian Basin, one of the world’s ...

New electrochemical methods for recycling and a filtering method for microplastics. Explore the work of featured Scientist: Anne McNeil, Chemistry Dept, University of Michigan.