plastics

Reports estimate that less than 6 percent of plastic in the United States is recycled, pointing to the impracticality of recycling on a large scale.

We're breathing and ingesting thousands of tiny plastic fragments on a daily basis. Recent studies found that bottled ...

Democratic presidential candidate RFK Jr. says he would ban fracking to end its plastics pollution in waterways if ...

The amount of plastics Australians generate in one year produces as much greenhouse gas as 5.7 million cars ...

By Eileen Ogintz From Tribune Content Agency Got your reusable water bottle? That’s one of the easiest things ...

Sperm counts are declining worldwide at an accelerating rate, according to a recently published meta-analysis. An international team of ...

California-based ecomodernist Michael Shellenberger has said that the collapse of Australia’s largest plastic bag recycling program was expected ...

A new study warns investors and insurers that plastic pollution is costing society $100 billion per year and ...

A new study has detected microplastics in human breast milk for the first time, sparking concerns over the ...

The Alberta government will challenge federal legislation requiring that all plastics be labelled as "toxic substances" under the Canadian Environmental ...

More than two dozen plastic makers are asking the Federal Court to put an end to Ottawa's plan ...

Phthalates are a group of chemicals used to make plastics more durable. They are often called plasticizers. Some ...

The medical nonprofit Environment and Human Health, Inc. (EHHI) has issued a research report outlining how plastics and ...

Items from popular fast-food chains contain small amounts of certain chemicals in plastics that are believed to disrupt ...

When Jeff Gold founded Nexus Fuels (now Nexus Circular) in 2018, he was no greenhorn in environmental services—he ...

You may not realize it, but you likely encounter phthalates every day. These chemicals are found in many plastics, ...

Disposable plastic straws, cutlery, and containers will soon be banned in Victoria in a state government crackdown on ...

MEXICO CITY—A broad ban on single-use containers, forks, straws, and other ubiquitous items takes effect in Mexico’s capital, ...

The CSIRO (The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) has estimated there are 14 million tonnes of microplastics ...

Many of the chemicals used to bottle, wrap and package our foods may be cancer-causing, hormone-disrupting, allergy-inducing, and ...

A tiny sea turtle died after eating 104 small pieces of plastic. It washed ashore in Florida sending ...

MONT-SAINT-HILAIRE, QB.—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday the federal government's intention to ban harmful single-use plastics as early ...

New research suggests North Americans eat, drink and inhale tens of thousands of tiny plastic particles every year. ...

More than 20,000 pounds of ready-to-eat beef patties, some of which were distributed to schools, are being recalled ...

Hobart has become the first capital city in the nation to ban single-use plastics, including takeaway food containers ...

Every year, people in the US throw away 2.5 billion plastic foam cups—and that’s just a fraction of ...

Orange juice, both delicious and nutritious, is enjoyed by millions of people across the world every day.