Two new studies this month have highlighted that plastic is no longer simply travelling through our world in rivers and ...

The food industry giant is on trial before a criminal illegally dumping plastic bottles that contaminated the soil and water ...

Discover the latest findings from the International Marine Litter Research Unit as experts investigate how plastic waste ...

Rivers carry plastic across continents, so scientists tracked its movement across continents too. A sweeping new UC Santa Barbara-led study spanning four continents and eight countries has amassed one ...

New York must pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act. Plastic pollution is impacting our environment and health. Microplastics and toxic chemicals used in plastic production are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Surfing's very own Bruce Wayne, the inimitable Ryan Harris, has developed a realistic solution to the plastic pollution crisis by ...

An environmental advocacy group said going a day without using plastic is nearly impossible, which is exactly the problem.

Tiny pieces of plastic, called microplastics, are showing up everywhere, even in the water in clouds, rain, and snow—and they ...

Each year, billions of single-use plastic bottles end up in landfills or oceans. That waste problem keeps growing. Now, a new scientific breakthrough suggests those same bottles could help power your ...

Plastics don’t just pose a threat to the marine environment and people’s health; they jeopardize basic human rights. This is the framing that a growing number of legal experts, policymakers, and ...

MACH Engineering reports that industrial water pollution remains a significant issue in the U.S., with many businesses ...

She wondered if she could construct a plastic-free house on a limited budget. For her there was a professional as well as a ...