Researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have discovered that CDA is the fastest degrading type of plastic in seawater – technically classified as a bioplastic – and with ...

When it comes to plastic, the rules can be extra confusing -- there's a lot more to it than tossing a water bottle in the recycling bin and calling it a day. Here's why: Not all plastics can be ...

A rising tide of plastic waste is choking our oceans, threatening fragile ecosystems and killing sea life. While plastic has revolutionised our way of life since it was invented in the 1950s, the ...

For the past several years, I’ve been telling my friends what I’m going to tell you: Throw out your black plastic spatula. In a world of plastic consumer goods, avoiding the material entirely ...

Among the plastic in your house might be an orange-colored hard laundry detergent bottle and a squeezable clear ketchup bottle. Come recycling day, you might put them on the curb in a blue bin or ...

Impact Plastics Inc. founder Gerald O'Connor said employees had enough time to escape the industrial park swallowed by a deadly flash flood after heavy rains from Hurricane Helene caused the ...

Materials such as glass, metal and paper are quite easy to recycle. Certain types of plastic can be recycled too. Objects that aren’t recycled are taken to landfill sites. These are places where ...

“How much plastic will you have for dinner, sir? And you, ma’am?” While that may seem like a line from a satirical skit on ...

The United Nations plastics treaty will affect the entire plastics industry, not just manufacturers of single-use plastics, according to a panel of experts. In the Oct. 8 Plastics News Live ...

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 ...