A new French study reveals drinks in glass bottles contain more microplastics than those in plastic, tracing sources to painted metal caps.

Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have developed a process using E. coli bacteria to convert PET plastic waste into paracetamol, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional drug ...

Melbourne-based plastic surgeon Mauricio Castellon is facing felony charges after investigators say he violated stop work orders from the state for operating without workers compensation insurance.

Policies that have banned or imposed fees on plastic bags are leading to significant declines in plastic litter along U.S. shorelines, a new study has found. These state- and local-level regulation… ...

Regulations cut plastic bag waste on shorelines by close to 50% finds a new study.

For one in three U.S. residents, single-use plastic bags are no longer a cheap and easy ubiquity—and beaches, riverbanks and lakeshores are benefitting. That’s according to research published ...

Michigan wildlife experts finally were able to trap a black bear and remove a large lid that was stuck around his neck — for two years.