The French government has delayed the ban on single-use plastic cups by four years, citing a lack of scalable compliant ...

We're surrounded by plastics and other synthetic chemicals. Are you aware of these less obvious sources?

Plastic is everywhere in modern society. While it has paved the way for enormous progress, the pollution it leaves behind is ...

Researchers document widespread plastic burning in homes worldwide, driven by energy poverty, poor waste services, and limited fuel options.

California has hailed itself as a leader in single-use plastic reduction and legislation. But a scuttling of its pioneering ...

With tailored, evidence-based policies, the U.S. can relieve the burden on local and municipal governments, communities, and ...

Learn how UNR’s Environmental Health & Safety supports plastic film recycling with new campus drop‑off locations and ...

Plastic pollution is not just in oceans and soil. Scientists have now found enormous amounts of microscopic plastic floating ...

A bizarre new type of rock containing plastic has been found across the globe, formed mainly from plastic we have created and discarded. This deposit is a combination of rock and plastic polymers from ...

Plastic grocery bags are no friend to the environment, but they're hard to avoid altogether. Plastic bags can’t be put out ...

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 ...