Plastic pollution is more than just trash on the beach. Marine plastic waste releases PFAS and heavy metals into the water of small freshwater lakes and ponds, at levels exceeding the threshold limits ...

These students are recycling plastic to make medical tools. It's a brilliant way to reduce waste and create valuable resources.

Thousands of pounds of plastic pellets spilled alongside the Kalamazoo River, but researchers say the incident reflects a ...

A federal judge in Texas has ruled that ExxonMobil can bring a defamation lawsuit against California’s attorney general over comments about the company’s plastic recycling efforts.

Everyday items like clothing, plastics and packaging can last centuries. Here’s how long they tend to breakdown and why ...

A new study released Tuesday found microplastics deep inside samples from 9 out of 10 patients with prostate cancer, with more microplastic levels inside tumors than in regular healthy tissue ...

During important processes like cleaning, fragments of plastic are lost as microplastics. This means the system itself creates plastic waste, and we urgently need to rethink the design and operation ...

Avoid sun and heat. Plastics can degrade faster when exposed to ultraviolet light and high temperatures, Dr. Mohanty said. So ...

An ocean-derived innovation from NantBioRenewables addresses California’s $10-billion plastic packaging challenge by solving the “slow-melt” problem of traditional bioplastics California leads the ...

Plastic pollution is everywhere—including where you would least expect it, especially when it's in tiny particle form. Today, scientists are working to measure the consequences of this contamination.