Former EPA official Judith Enck explains why plastic pollution is a production problem—and how policy, not recycling, can ...

Microplastics seem to be everywhere – in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat. They have turned up in ...

"The Problem With Plastic" is both a call to arms and a thorough look at the far-reaching effects of plastic production.

Instead of real solutions, we have an industry doing public relations work (like the cigarette companies, etc.) to preserve ...

The industry understands the criticisms, said Silke Einschuetz, senior consultant for recycling and sustainability at AMI, but the conundrum is that plastic has become the fabric of society. People’s ...

Claims that microplastics are widespread throughout the human body are now being questioned. Microplastics are real — but ...

Scientists are sounding the alarm about a new generation of contaminants that are slipping into what we eat, drink, and cook ...

A new recycling method breaks mixed plastics into their building blocks and selectively rebuilds each one, turning multilayer packaging and complex waste into usable materials again. (Nanowerk ...

In an apparent contradiction, 92% of companies in a new survey said they plan to hire this year, while 55% said they would ...

Cotton is natural, biodegradable, and eco-friendly, unlike polyester. Support the Plant not Plastics campaign to reduce ...

With hundreds of waste collection sites and an easy-to-scan QR code for rewards, the company hopes to encourage the proper ...