Photo Credit: @ janardhanhavanje/ Instagram There is a staggering amount of plastic waste — an estimated 2.6 million tons — floating around our oceans right now. India's government recently took steps ...

Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, ...

In this world, plastic is the most stubborn waste. Normally, the plastic waste gets disposed of via municipal collection, ...

Biodegradable plastics could help alleviate the plastic waste crisis that is polluting the environment and harming our health ...

Our ability to survive on the only known habitable planet has always involved adaptation and innovation. Carbon emissions and plastics, while central to our current way of life, have detrimental ...

As talks on a global treaty on plastic waste approach, an environmental group has found that only a handful of U.S. states are taking meaningful action to rein in the plastic waste that harms ocean ...

Although the need for effective waste management has been recognized for decades, human and environmental health challenges associated with plastic waste are not only growing but also accelerating.

There is a staggering amount of plastic waste — an estimated 2.6 million tons — floating around our oceans right now. One art project in India, later replicated in Bali, is helping to bring awareness ...