But plastic never was and never will be disposable, and neither are the people it poisons. Plastic Pollution: So Much Bigger Than Straws originally appeared on WhoWhatWhy ...

Thousands of tons of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year … from our mouths. Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers ...

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal cleanups.

Should we give up on recycling plastic? Globally, only 14 per cent of the plastic we use is recycled – but some countries achieve higher rates and new technologies could change the picture ...

Addressing gum as a plastic pollutant dictates that the prevention of gum pollution should include the well-known tenets, like all plastic pollution, of reduce, reuse, recycle and redesign.

California’s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Responsibility Act (“SB 54” or “the Act”) is unique in the growing extended producer responsibility (“EPR”) packaging ...

Plastic is a major contributor to climate change, as the primary raw materials used in its creation are coal, natural gas, and crude oil—all leading sources of harmful emissions.

A group of oil-producing nations blocked a treaty to curb plastic pollution, but countries will try again to reach an agreement in 2025.

Without addressing plastic production, we will spend more and more on cleaning up pollution that could have been prevented, like trying to empty a bathtub while the tap is still running at full blast.

For almost two years, countries have been trying to negotiate a United Nations treaty to rein in plastic pollution. The talks were supposed to end with an agreement, but that didn't happen.

Many nations hope to reduce the half a billion tons of plastic made each year. But pushback from plastic and oil producers, and Donald Trump’s election, could scuttle an agreement.