Japanese researchers have developed shopping bags made from potato starch that dissolve in water and leave no microplastics ...

FALMOUTH - Plastic straws are easy, convenient, and part of our takeaway culture. There have been paper substitutes out there, but they turn to mush and don't do the job. Researchers in Massachusetts ...

Researchers led by Takuzo Aida at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) in Japan have one-upped themselves in their quest to solve our microplastic problem. In a study published in the ...

The plastic CamelBak bottles displayed in a Target in East Hanover, New Jersey, offer a promise to ecologically conscious buyers. On the front of each is a bright blue sticker with the words “Tritan ...

Plastic production is predicted to keep skyrocketing in the next ten years, and our planet is going to pay the price. But, ...