In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It's now about 400 million tons—an increase of nearly 20,000%.

California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed off on the country’s strongest plastic reduction policy. The legislation ...

A team of scientists with Professor Tobin J. Marks broke down plastic using a simple, inexpensive catalyst and air.

President Donald Trump's decision to pause Biden-era green manufacturing loans has one company suspending some plastics ...

H’ers learn to be more aware of the waste they generate and ways to reduce their impact on the planet and encourage others to ...

Grandly christened the Plastic Odyssey, this 40-metre long “floating laboratory” is a three-and-half year expedition that set ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Republic Services, Inc. and Blue Polymers, LLC celebrated the opening of North America's first Polymer Center ...

As plastic waste builds up, New York is turning from recycling to reduction, according to a recent report. Many assume most ...

CalRecycle regulators, business and environmental groups have been working on rules to regulate the plastic phase-out since ...

Safer, cleaner, cheaper and more sustainable than current plastic recycling methods, the new technique offers a promising path toward creating a circular economy for plastics. The study was ...