Most people are aware of the harm single-use plastic cause to the Earth. It winds up in oceans, take hundreds of years to break down, and end up in landfills. While the harms are obvious, identifying ...

Days after the U.N. global plastics treaty negotiations failed to produce an agreement, one of the world’s top contributors to plastic pollution has abandoned its plastic reduction and reuse goals.

The Coca-Cola Co. will no longer focus on reducing virgin and single-use plastic — and instead pivot its climate goals to focus more heavily on the use of recycled materials. By 2035, the company said ...

Microplastics have been increasingly in the news and for good reason. They have been found in every human body system assessed, and have been associated with adverse health outcomes. Microplastics ...

Hot coffee may contain more microplastics than you think. Heat, pressure, and daily use can cause plastic parts inside coffee ...

In a bold step to address the growing environmental crisis caused by Single-Use Plastics (SUP), five major supermarkets and other related businesses have assented and committed to the implementation ...

Mount Prospect is working with local restaurants to reduce reliance on single-use plastics. The Single-Use Plastic Utensil Reduction Program — S.U.P.U.R. for short — will roll out March 14. Josh ...

Plastic Free July is a global movement encouraging the world’s population to pledge to avoid single-use plastics during July each year. The Plastic Free July movement encourages communities and ...

Plastic waste has quietly reshaped the oceans you depend on, and a new global study from Tulane University shows the danger ...

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: U.S. President Donald Trump reacts to a question from a reporter after signing a series of executive orders including 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum, a pardon for ...

Two weeks after the state increased the fee for reusable plastic bags, lawmakers are considering competing legislation that ...