Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The committee’s goal was to finalize such an international treaty last year, but negotiations have stalled, with multiple ...

Photo Credit: @ janardhanhavanje/ Instagram There is a staggering amount of plastic waste — an estimated 2.6 million tons — floating around our oceans right now. India's government recently took steps ...

Reducing plastic use this year should be on everyone’s radar, although it won’t be easy. According to the United Nations, “humanity produces over 430 million tonnes of plastic every year – two-thirds ...

Plastics are everywhere—in the packaging around your food, the insulation in your home, and even the parts of your phone. They make life easier and safer, but there’s a cost. Nearly 75% of plastic ...

How did toxic plastics become so pervasive? How do they endanger our health? And what can we do to address this crisis? Hear from Judith Enck, founder of Beyond Plastics. How did toxic plastics become ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The Planning and Zoning Commission denied B-Wizz, LLC’s application to build 56 ...

The presence of small plastic pellets on the beaches of Donostia and Orio has drawn attention to a little-studied source of ...

The breakthrough offers a promising new approach to reducing plastic pollution through photocatalysis, a metabolic pathway ...

A new facility in China is revolutionizing plastics recycling, aiming to speed up the process and create a cleaner chemical industry in the country. The plant, located in the city of Jieyang in the ...

Professor of Law and Associate Dean for International Affairs, Wake Forest University While U.S. and global solutions seem far off, policies to limit harm from microplastics are gaining traction at ...