Plastic is everywhere in modern society. While it has paved the way for enormous progress, the pollution it leaves behind is ...

Over the last 20 years, scientists have come to recognize microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) as a growing form of ...

Many common kitchen items contain hidden plastics or plastic-like materials, from coatings to linings to microplastic ...

With tailored, evidence-based policies, the U.S. can relieve the burden on local and municipal governments, communities, and ...

Plastic pollution is not just in oceans and soil. Scientists have now found enormous amounts of microscopic plastic floating ...

Chances are sushi aficionados have left a restaurant take-out in tow and with a handful of adorable, but environmentally ...

Researchers create supercapacitors from waste PET plastic bottles that could power electric vehicles and electronics within 5 ...

A new Curtin University-led study has shed new light on the widespread number of households in developing countries burning ...

Researchers warn that the heat from your morning coffee or tea could be releasing microscopic plastic particles into your ...

Chinese scientists have detected plastic particle clouds hovering in the air over two large cities indicating that these ...

Foods with bold flavors or deep colors can leave their mark on plastic containers—sometimes permanently. Curries, chili, beet ...