California received the highest score and Mississippi the worst in a new nationwide ranking of state laws designed to reduce ...

Introduction Soon, representatives of many of the world’s nations will once again convene to negotiate a global treaty aimed ...

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal ...

A report assessing state policies on plastics comes just weeks before negotiators meet to attempt to finalize a global treaty ...

science environment Plastic Pollution Is Everywhere. What Can We Do About It? By Cassandra Profita (OPB) July 31, 2019 1 p.m. 00:00 / ...

While many Americans agree that single-use plastics should be banned, there’s still work to be done for the U.S. to make headways in reducing plastic pollution. The Environmental Protection ...

Beat Plastic Pollution, again . This year’s theme is “Beat Plastic Pollution,” and like other themes along the way is a repeat of an emphasis, first in 2018, and then, 2023, when WED ...

Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggests 27 ...

Despite having over 5,000 plastic-producing industries, Bangladesh has fewer than 300 mostly informal recycling plants, leaving it ill-equipped to handle the 400 tons of daily plastic waste, including ...

If the Biden Administration is serious about protecting the health of Americans and our planet, the U.S. must join global efforts to tackle the entire lifecycle of plastic, from production to least… ...

New research indicates there’s at least one strategy that works to curb an especially problematic and unnecessary form of plastic trash. Local and state level bans on plastic bags successfully ...

Eliminate problematic, unnecessary and harmful plastic packaging by embracing redesign, innovation, and new delivery models. Ensuring 100% of plastic packaging produced is reusable, recyclable or ...