Around the world, plastics find their way into farm fields. Climate change makes agricultural plastic, already a necessity ...

Plastics are everywhere—from your phone case to the containers holding your food. They're cheap, light, and strong, which ...

Biodegradable plastics, such as polylactic acid (PLA), were introduced as an alternative. However, PLA takes too long to ...

Around the world, plastics find their way into farm fields. Climate change makes agricultural plastic, already a necessity ...

House Bill 348 would ban small single-use plastic bottles in hotels, motels, and bed and breakfasts — essentially any place ...

Supramolecular materials that fully degrade when soaked in saltwater have the potential to help address the microplastics ...

Feb. 27, 2025 — Microscopic plastic pollutants drifting ... was linked to reductions in pollution of zinc and copper, largely due to the decline of coal burning and heavy industry, say ...

In August, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) will meet in Geneva for what could be the last chance to force a ...

A study commissioned by sustainable packaging firm and subsidiary of International Paper DS Smith suggests 91% of the ...

Fires have raged through the winter months, despite GRAP restrictions. The repeated combustion of dry leaves, garden ...

A study out this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that microplastics pollution can ... to prevent people from just burning the plastic or letting it end up ...

Artistic rendering of the new plastic. Cross linked salt bridges visible in the plastic outside the seawater give it its ...