It's easy to think of recycling as the solution to plastic pollution, but the vast majority of plastic waste now ends up in landfills, or worse.

THE BAN THE BAG RALLY at city hall on Wednesday, July 14, went down exactly how you would expect. There were impassioned environmentalist talking points. There was a drum circle. But a surprise came ...

Scientists discovered that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a finding that researchers hope could be a promising answer to combat one of ...

In 2019 the World Health Organisation published a report which concluded microplastics in drinking water did not present a threat to human health. Since this time a plethora of research has emerged ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) —It’s not a strange sight to see anymore– plastic bags everywhere. From ditches to fences, bags blow ...

KTLA’s new ocean conservation series ‘Saving Our Seas’ dives into one of the largest and most worrisome issues facing our planet… the plastic problem. It’s a compounding catastrophe that has already ...

(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said the Philippines was committed to partnering with international organizations in addressing plastic problems through nuclear technology. In a ...

Plantswitch, an NC startup company, has created a plant-based, bioplastic resin to replace plastic. Plantswitch, a North Carolina startup company, has created a bioplastic resin made from leftover ...

On April 10 the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors discussed the possible banning of plastic bags in the county. San Francisco recently passed legislation banning the bags, with New York State ...

Stress concentrations at geometric irregularities such as reentrant corners make it challenging to efficiently simulate localized plastic deformation in engineering materials. Fully nonlinear models ...