BRUSSELS, Dec 23 (Reuters) - The European Union will introduce stricter rules for imports of plastics, the European Commission said on Tuesday, as it attempts to help European recycling plants that ...

There is no equivalent term in the toy industry to “fast fashion,” but there should be. The cost of producing toys has been on a long-term decline, making it easier than ever for parents in rich ...

Right now, an estimated 130 million metric tons of plastic waste enters the air, water, soil, and human bodies every year. By 2040, that number will jump to 280 million metric tons—about a garbage ...

Beginning on January 1, 2026, an additional four-cent charge will be added to each plastic bag sold by retailers and restaurants, the Washington Department of Ecology (DOE) announced. The new law, ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Environmentalists in Virginia Beach are calling for the city to enforce a fee on single-use plastic bags in hopes of encouraging more reusable bag use. "It really is pretty ...

James Cronin received funding from the UKRI Natural Environment Research Council as co-investigators of the 'Plastic Packaging in People's Lives' (PPiPL) project. Project Reference: NE/V010611/1. More ...

A simple, budget-friendly method to pop out small dents in plastic bumpers using tools you already have at home. Buzz Aldrin’s wife, Anca, cause of death revealed by friend Trump’s push to rewrite the ...

The body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga touched down in Bondo for his final farewell, one rich in traditional Luo culture, and one that his widow Ida had pleaded with mourners to make peaceful.

Mourners at Jomo Kenyatta International Stadium, after viewiing the body of ex PM Raila Odinga. [Michael Mute, Standard] The body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga arrived at his Opoda Farm home ...

Plastics are valued for their durability, but that quality also makes them difficult to break down. Tiny pieces of debris known as microplastics persist in soil, water and air and threaten ecosystems ...

When Heather Hulton VanTassel went looking for plastic pellets in the Ohio River in 2021, she was simply trying to establish a baseline level of contamination. A new plastics facility was being ...