Our high street has been named the coolest in the world. The actual coolest. Even if it is only a drop punt away from the “s- ...

A lorry amused nearby drivers when a tiny toy backhoe was seen perched in the middle of its long flatbed. Footage shows the massive truck cruising along a road with the miniature yellow plastic ...

A team of Japanese researchers has developed a plastic material that disappears in seawater within hours, leaving no harmful ...

Is it bad to eat food that's been microwaved in a plastic container? Here's what to know about microwaving, food, and ...

Mice exposed to polystyrene nanoplastics developed problems in their guts and livers. It’s not yet clear if humans are similarly affected.

Using the right types of storage containers can go a long way toward preserving your things. Plastic bins are often great for art supplies, tools, and out-of-season Christmas decorations ...

Pro tip: Soak bags in baking soda water if you stored something stinky. Garlic-scented strawberries are not a thing. Use up your last roll of plastic wrap — and don’t replace it. Treat it like that ex ...

A battle over plastic—a material so prolific the UN calls the 90 percent of it that ends up as trash a pollution crisis—is under way in Florida. Coral Gables, a small city of 51,000 people ...

The tiny pieces of plastic scientists call microplastics are everywhere. They sit at the bottom of the sea, mix into beach sand, and blow in the wind. They’re also inside us. Last October ...