Most people are aware of the harm single-use plastic cause to the Earth. It winds up in oceans, take hundreds of years to ...

Dr. Amy Siuda and Dr. Shannon Gowans Research on microplastics is still getting off the ground, but Dr. Shannon Gowans is sure about one thing. “What we ...

Days after the U.N. global plastics treaty negotiations failed to produce an agreement, one of the world’s top contributors to plastic pollution has abandoned its plastic reduction and reuse goals.

Two weeks after the state increased the fee for reusable plastic bags, lawmakers are considering competing legislation that would either reduce the fee and reintroduce thinner, single-use plastic ...

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: U.S. President Donald Trump reacts to a question from a reporter after signing a series of executive orders including 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum, a pardon for ...

The Coca-Cola Co. will no longer focus on reducing virgin and single-use plastic — and instead pivot its climate goals to focus more heavily on the use of recycled materials. By 2035, the company said ...

Microplastics have been increasingly in the news and for good reason. They have been found in every human body system assessed, and have been associated with adverse health outcomes. Microplastics ...

In a bold step to address the growing environmental crisis caused by Single-Use Plastics (SUP), five major supermarkets and other related businesses have assented and committed to the implementation ...

Plastic Free July is a global movement encouraging the world’s population to pledge to avoid single-use plastics during July each year. The Plastic Free July movement encourages communities and ...

The state is reviewing draft rules for producers to make single-use packaging and food packaging recyclable and compostable ...

Mount Prospect is working with local restaurants to reduce reliance on single-use plastics. The Single-Use Plastic Utensil Reduction Program — S.U.P.U.R. for short — will roll out March 14. Josh ...