The world is in a "plastics crisis" amid concerns plastic production has risen more than 200 times since 1950 and will triple again by 2060, a report has warned. The report, published in the Lancet ...

Looking to decrease your consumption of microplastics? You should know that these foods and drinks have all been found to include more than their fair share.

As a champion of both small businesses and environmental protection, I am grateful for Subrenia Smith’s commentary regarding my Senate Bill 45 to reduce litter and the dangerous health impacts of ...

Gym clothes, water and shampoo bottles, facial scrubs, car interiors, to-go boxes — plastic is everywhere. It also inevitably ends up in the ocean: There are now several massive garbage patches ...

Plastic bottles are everywhere. That’s right! Everywhere you go, you see them. They are cheap. You don’t have to pay anything to get one with your drink and you don’t need a replacement to carry one ...

Plastic waste is no longer just an eyesore floating on the surface of rivers and seas. A growing body of research now shows that it is reshaping the chemistry and biology of water itself, creating ...

Plastic's invisible trail runs through our air, food and oceans — reshaping ecosystems and human health in ways we're only beginning to understand.

I used to grab a plastic water bottle without thinking twice. It was easy. Convenient. The thing you just did when you were thirsty and on the go. Looking back now, I realize I never questioned it.

Scientists from N.C. State University released 40 GPS-tracked plastic bottles into Marsh Creek in Raleigh in April and May 2025 to study how litter travels. This is a part of a larger NOAA-funded ...

Rivers carry plastic across continents, so scientists tracked its movement across continents too. A sweeping new UC Santa Barbara-led study spanning four continents and eight countries has amassed one ...

Have you ever stopped to think about what happens to those little orange pill bottles after you finish your prescription? Every year, around 200 billion of these bottles are produced worldwide, and ...