Each year, an estimated 24 billion pounds of plastic flow into the world’s oceans. What often looks like floating debris to ...

From reducing plastic pollution, encouraging sustainable fashion, preventing food waste and more, our teams have been working ...

Researchers developed a plant based plastic that stays strong during use but dissolves safely in seawater, leaving no ...

The City of Salisbury has installed new "trash nets" on municipal stormwater outfall pipes to reduce pollution in public waterways.

Scientists are turning to milk proteins, starch, and nanoclay to create biodegradable plastics that break down quickly in soil. As concerns grow about damage to the environment and potential risks to ...

Within 15 years, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic could be entering our environment every second. Not every minute. Every ...

Scientists are urging governments to act immediately on plastic pollution, warning that waiting for a binding Global Plastics ...

The rapid accumulation of plastic waste is currently posing significant risks for both human health and the environment on ...

Diane Wilson, the prominent Gulf Coast environmentalist, filed a legal notice of intent on Wednesday to sue Dow for alleged ...

Japanese team develops cellulose plastic that breaks down in salt water without leaving harmful microplastic fragments behind ...

Ocean hypoxia and microplastics are interconnected crises, intensifying each other and threatening marine ecosystems and ...

A study published in Environment International found plastic particles in the blood of almost 80% of healthy adults tested.