Interventions involving bacteria or fungi could help to sequester greenhouse gases, create more sustainable products and ...

Plastic waste is increasingly causing problems for fishers. Fishnets bring up bottles, propellers get tangled in bags, water ...

Sea turtle biologist and New York University Professor Genia Naro-Maciel writes that, while flimsy paper straws may not make ...

A study published in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts presents an innovative solution to plastic pollution: ...

In terms of our major sources of exposure, he said that microplastics are like “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in that they ...

NOAA warns the slivers of plastic have become “pervasive in natural and built environments” and are found in every ecosystem ...

It's the latest in a string of proposals that have elicited mixed public reactions and drawn opposition from the restaurant ...

When US President Donald Trump vowed to end the "ridiculous situation" of paper straws with an executive order recently, he noted that he had used "them many times, and on occasion, they break, they ...

Plastic cookware is common in many kitchens, but there are alternatives. Products like stainless steel skillets, frying pans ...

Microplastics are everywhere, even in our brains but experts explain how we can limit our exposure to these insidious ...

The first ever assessment of litter in Mediterranean's deepest place located in Greece's eastern Ionian Sea has detected huge ...

The plastic problem Commonly used in food packaging and beverage bottles, PET plastics represent 12% of total plastics used globally. Because it does not break down easily, PET is a major contributor ...