Plastic is a product that is ubiquitous in today's society, says Sarah Morath, Wake Forest professor of law and author of the book "Our Plastic Problem and How to Solve It." The World Bank estimates ...

It has always perplexed me that single-use plastic constitutes about 40% of global plastic production, yet conversations ...

Plastic pollution is a growing problem that's impacting ecosystems globally. The presence of so much plastic has also caused microplastics — plastic particles no more than one-fifth of an inch large — ...

You brush twice daily, floss religiously and see your dentist every six months. But what if these acts of oral hygiene are quietly contributing to one of the planet's most pressing environmental ...

Plastic recycling was sold as the answer, but new data suggests the system may be failing far more waste than expected.

There is no shortage of news about plastic’s ubiquity or its harms. Microplastics are in clouds, drinking water, playgrounds and our blood. Marine mammals are entangled in and ingest plastic at ...

Wonder why plastic continues to clog our drainage and invade our waterways four years after a law was precisely crafted to ...

The Philippines has relatively low plastic consumption compared with the global average, but it records high levels of ...

Plastic is funneling into our oceans, but a boat is helping collect and consume trash before it even hits the sea.

THE BAN THE BAG RALLY at city hall on Wednesday, July 14, went down exactly how you would expect. There were impassioned environmentalist talking points. There was a drum circle. But a surprise came ...