With conventional waste management systems falling short, many scientists are turning to nature for innovative solutions to the issue of plastic waste. One promising avenue is microbial degradation: ...

Atmos reports that plastic production is set to double due to major investments by oil companies, shifting responsibility ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Just six pieces of rubber smaller than a pea can be fatal to seabirds, new research shows, revealing shockingly ...

Our oceans have been experiencing a plastic crisis for decades. We have now reached a pivotal moment in ocean pollution, where the numbers are no longer abstract and time is running out to make an ...

The surging tide of microplastics is already an environmental and health threat, but as the world heats up — driving increasingly extreme weather — it’s transforming them into “more mobile, persistent ...

Environment / A Netflix documentary exposes plastic’s health harms but misses its climate connection. Mark Hertsgaard This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration ...

Bridget Cevero of the Maritime Aquarium, left, and Annalisa Paltauf of Save the Sound, hold up the 35.75 pounds of trash collected by volunteers at the cleanup at Sherwood Island State Park last year.

Leaders from around the world have gathered in Busan, South Korea this week in hopes of finally striking a global treaty to reduce the world’s growing level of plastic pollution. Negotiations began ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A stretch of road near Rockwall, Texas, paved with plastic-infused asphalt. Md. Sahadat Hossain Globally, more than 400 million ...

Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, food packaging and transport. But it's also created one of the defining ...

Natural fibers like cotton, linen, wool, silk, or hemp are better options. If you do still have synthetic fabrics in your ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Md S Hossain, University of Texas at Arlington (THE CONVERSATION) Globally, more than ...