Researchers warn that plastic production and emissions are driving a rising global health burden, measured in millions of lost healthy years.

Packing lunchboxes everyday can seem like a thankless and impossible task. It needs to be healthy, low waste … and something ...

Researchers document widespread plastic burning in homes worldwide, driven by energy poverty, poor waste services, and limited fuel options.

Plastic is everywhere in modern society. While it has paved the way for enormous progress, the pollution it leaves behind is ...

California has hailed itself as a leader in single-use plastic reduction and legislation. But a scuttling of its pioneering ...

Plastic pollution is everywhere—including where you would least expect it, especially when it's in tiny particle form. Today, ...

The PRecycling project aims to recover high-quality polymeric materials enabling up to 100% recycled content incorporation in new products ...

Plastic pollution does more than litter landscapes and oceans. According to a new perspective article published in Biocontaminant, viruses living on plastic surfaces may play an underrecognized role ...

You won’t be hearing that common question at California grocery stores any more starting Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. That’s when a new statewide ban on plastic bags goes into effect. Senate Bill 1053, ...

The development hasn’t been straightforward. Early versions of the algorithm struggled with shadows and confused driftwood ...

Plastic pollution is not just in oceans and soil. Scientists have now found enormous amounts of microscopic plastic floating ...

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