The University of Colorado Boulder announced has begun eliminating all single-use plastics from its campus beverage services as of July 7.

Riding a recent wave of plastic surgery confessionals, Debbie Harry divulged that cosmetic surgery was “necessary” for her career as an entertainer.

No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome.

Washing plastic in dishwashers raises the release of microplastics into the environment, which poses a human health risk, a new study finds. Experts explain.

Novoloop recently raised a $21 million Series B to begin building its first commercial scale plastic upcycling plant.

Newsom has called for a future free of plastic waste, yet a single-use plastic bottle is usually by his side during his podcasts.

Policies that have banned or imposed fees on plastic bags are leading to significant declines in plastic litter along U.S. shorelines, a new study has found. These state- and local-level regulation… ...

Researchers conducted the first systematic review of policies around the U.S. to limit plastic bag use.

For one in three U.S. residents, single-use plastic bags are no longer a cheap and easy ubiquity—and beaches, riverbanks and lakeshores are benefitting. That’s according to research published ...

Countries have shown a united front for ambition after talks on a landmark plastic pollution treaty collapsed last year.

Florida Panthers fans have been throwing plastic rats onto the ice after home victories. Here's what's behind the tradition.

Scientists in Japan have developed a plastic that dissolves in seawater. Experts say the new material breaks down quickly in around two to three hours, depending on its thickness and size.