In a new scientific paper, three physicians report that one switch could cut your microplastic intake by about 90% — from 90,000 to 4,000 particles each year.

Our plastic addiction is spiraling out of control, but one company thinks it has a solution from a material found in nature. Humans have produced more than 8.3 billion tons of plastic since the ...

Plastic Free July.is a global initiative is helping reduce future plastic waste. The award-winning campaign helps people change their behaviors to end plastic waste. Ted Lindner shares ways we can ...

Verra & 3RI launch an initiative that will establish the world’s first comprehensive framework for companies to manage and reduce plastic waste.

A successful collaboration involving a trio of research institutions has yielded a roadmap toward an economically viable process for using enzymes to recycle plastics.

Eating plastic, it’s fantastic! Scientists might have found an unlikely solution to the trash problem choking our planet — a plastic-eating insect, which was described in the journal Nature ...

How to Reduce Your Exposure to Plastic in Food (and Everywhere Else) It's nearly impossible to completely avoid bisphenols and phthalates. But several small, strategic shifts can help.

Professor Fay Couceiro leads a team that researches the potential health impacts of microplastics. Not microwaving food in plastic is just one way she reduces her exposure.

The pair's Circuits in Plastic (CIP) technology can be made out of recycled plastic and doesn't contain any hazardous material. Waste is also reduced, as packaging is part of the base circuit board.