Plastics are bad for human health and the environment. This isn’t news to most of us. However, it’s easy to gloss over the details of why plastics are so devastating because they are pervasive in our ...

SAN ANTONIO – Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that banned the use of paper straws. Whether you use paper or plastic products — what happens to them when you throw ...

A recent study that recommended toxic chemicals in black plastic products be immediately thrown away included a math error that significantly overstated the risks of ...

The world has created more than 8 billion tons of plastic, and 91% of it likely goes unrecycled. We could even be ingesting an estimated credit card’s worth of plastic every week—and our marine life ...

A squat, light-colored building in Tigard, Oregon, was supposed to be part of a game-changing new solution for the global plastics industry. Called Regenyx, this recycling facility took in polystyrene ...

Fossil fuel-based plastics take hundreds, if not thousands of years to biodegrade, leading to an urgent demand for biodegradable plastic alternatives. Plastics may be a villain in Earth's very own TV ...

A new report from Nordic countries says the plastics treaty needs specific rules to phase down or redesign problematic or unnecessary plastic products, including hard-to-recycle or litter-prone single ...

Every single dental care product you use is made from plastic — no, that’s not an exaggeration. Toothbrushes have plastic handles and bristles. Floss thread is essentially a plastic string packed in a ...

Whether it involves personal care, grooming, beauty or just general privacy, the bathroom is a space that’s varied in its use, but we tend to overlook the amount of single-use plastic and paper ...

In Seattle, as in most cities around the country, there are a number of items that you aren’t supposed to put in the curbside recycling bin: bubble wrap, for instance, or multilayer plastic packaging ...

An Interior Department order will end the sale of single-use plastic products at national parks and on other public lands in the United States by 2032. By Christine Hauser Sales of plastic water ...

On the whole, super glue (one of many common products originally created for the military) is an incredibly versatile product that should have a place in every home, garage, shop, and more. Not only ...