Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Here's more about the larger fight over single-use plastics.

Malaysia says it is no longer accepting plastic waste from a handful of nations, including the U.S., that didn’t ratify the Basel Convention. Malaysia emerged as a major destination for waste ...

Washing plastic in dishwashers raises the release of microplastics into the environment, which poses a human health risk, a new study finds. Experts explain.

Malaysia will ban plastic waste imports from the U.S. starting Tuesday because of America’s failure to abide by the Basel Convention treaty on international waste transfers, in a move that could ...

BeBot, an electric beach-cleaning robot, cleans 32,200 square feet per hour, removing up to 200 pounds of debris while protecting sensitive ecosystems.

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… ...

Researchers conducted the first systematic review of policies around the U.S. to limit plastic bag use.

Local and state level bans on plastic bags successfully mitigate plastic bag litter along beaches, lakes, and rivers, according to a study published June 19 in the journal Science.

Maybe you have been annoyed by the extra charge to get a plastic shopping bag, but a new study shows the policies actually help clean up shorelines.

Fossil fuels are an insurance disaster Climate change and plastic pollution pose growing legal risks to companies.

Developed under the Global Partnership on Plastic Pollution and Marine Litter —the world’s largest multi-stakeholder alliance addressing plastic pollution—the Global Plastics Hub is a ...

Given the recent studies done on PFAS (microplastics) in the water and land resulting from plastic pollution, this matter should be our top priority if we are going to boast the title of Scenic City.