Residents must reject single-use plastic and make a conscious effort to segregate waste at source, says an active citizen.

“Taking a plastic bottle and turning it into part of a pair of sneakers that after a year will be buried or burned is not perpetuating a cycle,” said Kevin Budris, deputy director of Just Zero, a ...

A new study has found startling levels of microplastics in the human brain, raising more concerns over plastic pollution.

Human brains contain more microplastics than ever, according to a study which links prevalence of the harmful particles to ...

Scientists analysing the brains of people who died in 2024 compared them with those who died in 2016 - and found that the ...

As crews work to clean up from the Los Angeles wildfires, city officials and residents are opposing the designation of a federally owned park to process hazardous waste. The Environmental ...

In an important development for the sustainability movement, Oregon and Colorado are implementing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws ...

A proposed bioconversion system effectively transforms plastic waste into biochar, addressing environmental challenges and ...

"Our work provides a scalable design strategy." Scientists make breakthrough with reusable material that removes 99.9% of ...

Polypropylene is a type of plastic used to make everything from yogurt containers to water bottles. It's easy to recycle and is one of the most popular plastics used today. You'll know a piece of ...

What was your first-ever favorite song? Who was there to listen to it and maybe even sing along with you? By Shannon Doyne If you could have a perfect weekend, how would you spend it? Where would ...