According to a new survey, UK households put nearly 1.6 billion pieces of plastic packaging a week in the bin. The Big Plastic Count, conducted by environmental charity Everyday Plastic, saw more than ...

As the planet drowns in plastic waste, companies are devising bizarre alternatives, including stretchy seaweed, reverse vending machines and bamboo utensils, to save us all. Plastic waste often does ...

Our world is increasingly plastic. Back in the 1950s, humanity produced just 5 million metric tons of plastic per year; today it’s 400 million metric tons. Since plastic can take hundreds or thousands ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Paper-based materials could help tackle the growing problem of flexible plastic packaging ...

Earth Day’s focus this week is on the planet versus plastics, with organizers stating their goal for the Earth to reduce plastic use by 60% by 2040. There’s little doubt that we are in a plastic waste ...

Plastic is a product that is ubiquitous in today's society, says Sarah Morath, Wake Forest professor of law and author of the book "Our Plastic Problem and How to Solve It." The World Bank estimates ...