Four years after Germany phased out light plastic bags, how has the EU addressed plastic waste — and why do single-use items ...

Plastic production is accelerating while recycling barely makes a dent in the problem. From microplastics in food to disruptions across every planetary boundary, plastic pollution is becoming a global ...

Reducing plastic use this year should be on everyone’s radar, although it won’t be easy. According to the United Nations, ...

University of Portsmouth provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Thousands of tonnes of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year … from our mouths. Most chewing ...

Plastic waste is an exploding global problem, with minimal recycling resulting in incineration as a common disposal practice. Shipments of plastic products and plastic waste from the Global North to ...

Once upon a time, before marijuana became legal (or partly legal) in most of the U.S., the only plastic involved with a pot transaction might have been a small baggie and a disposable lighter. (Or, ...