An investigation into the plastic recycling streams in the US revealed how the governing bodies are selling a lie.

Community-led research from UC Santa Barbara’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory spans three years, four continents ,and eight ...

A new eco-friendly plastic called LAHB has shown it can biodegrade even in the extreme environment of the deep ocean, unlike conventional plastics that persist for decades. In real-world underwater ...

A shareholder proposal years ago asked Amazon to reduce plastic in its shipping. This year the company reported a more than 25 percent reduction in plastic use.

Most of the plastic bottles and caps that pollute the Pacific coasts of Latin American countries are of local origin, and are ...

These winning images of the 2025 annual United Nations Oceans Photo Competition are an ode to our ocean’s wonders — and an ...

Nanoplastics entered the Atlantic via rivers, sunlight-driven plastic breakdown, and even through the air with rain or dust.

A staggering 27 million tons of nanoplastics, invisible to the naked eye, now pollute the North Atlantic Ocean, posing a ...

Plastics are not as inherently bad or evil as we think. With environmental awareness and good practices, plastics can be ...

When Tiwonge Mzumara-Gawa was a child, her mother sent her to market with a basket woven from grasses. “But now we don’t do ...

A report assessing state policies on plastics comes just weeks before negotiators meet to attempt to finalize a global treaty on plastic waste.