DURING the past 10 years, Canadian-based company Plastic Bank has removed globally from the environment about 8.2 billion bottles and collected 162 million kilograms (kg) of plastic. Jennifer Arcilla, ...

Squeaky stuffed animals are endearing. But when the animal is a real baby bird and its stomach makes crunching noises from all the plastic it has ingested, the endearment quickly turns into a ...

In the U.S. alone, about 4 to 5 billion plastic pill bottles are thrown away each year. That’s enough plastic to circle the Earth multiple times. While they might seem harmless, these bottles ...

Plastic pollution is one of the defining environmental challenges of our time—and some of nature's tiniest organisms may offer a surprising way out. In recent years, microbiologists have ...

While it’s generally OK to store food in plastic containers labeled with a 1, 2, 4, or 5, you should try to use glass. Plastic marked with a 3, 6, and 7 should be used minimally around food to ...

This is what the data says about plastic bag bans. Plastic bag bans have been popping up across the country for the past decade, but a lawmaker in one state is looking at walking back the law ...

Lindsay Lohan's physical transformation has had fans speculating about her appearance for months. Now, the 38-year-old actress is setting the record straight. In a new interview, the "Freaky ...

On a remote Australian island renowned for its natural beauty, researchers have made a grisly discovery: Seabirds have ingested so much plastic they crunch when touched. The “harrowing ...

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has formed a working group for flexible plastic waste recycling, as part of the National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP) to help curb ...

Fortunately for Ms Truesdale, her son, Dr Carl Truesdale, is a plastic surgeon and he quickly went to work giving his mother a 'mommy makeover.' Over almost a year, Truesdale underwent more than ...

SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - The Oregon legislature has passed a bipartisan bill banning the use of plastic film checkout bags at restaurants, grocery stores and retail stores statewide. Senate Bill 551 ...

You can follow her on X or Instagram at @melissafleura. Plastic surgery is on the rise, with some procedures becoming so common and flawlessly handled among film stars and influencers that they ar ...