Polystyrene (PS or Styrofoam, #6) From the tray your meat comes on, to egg cartons, take-out food containers, shipping peanuts and home insulation, polystyrene is a form of plastic that’s ...

Plastic bag regulations have led to significant decrease in shoreline litter, study finds State and local policies to regulate the use of plastic bags have significantly reduced how many of them ...

Plastic bottles are seen at a recycling center in Sacramento, Calif. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP) This article is more than 1 year old. If you have a recycling bin at home, chances are you have seen the ...

Wells Enterprises is recalling more than 18,000 tubs of its ice cream after discovering some batches may contain bits of plastic. Wells Flavors involved in the recall include fan favorites like ...

Eighteen different PFAS were detected in total, though overall in low concentrations. The chemical most commonly found, however, was perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) which was banned globally in 2020.

Only about 9% of plastic gets recycled, and a majority of that waste comes from single-use items like plastic grocery bags. It’s partly a design problem — they’re made to be discarded.