with remote beaches ending up with some of the highest densities of plastics in the world. The slightly good news, however, ...

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Miami Dade Commissioners are set to vote on a resolution to eliminate single-use plastics and styrofoam at county-owned ...

There’s no denying that plastics are bad for humans, animals, and the climate. As a fossil fuel product, plastics account for ...

Spatulas and other utensils made from black plastic are potentially toxic to human health, even more so than regular plastic ...

We’re in the midst of a rapidly escalating global plastics crisis. More than 11 billion metric tons of virgin plastics were ...

District 5 Commissioner Eileen Higgins sponsored the resolution, which would prevent vendors in future county contracts from distributing single-use plastics and polystyrene. It would involve ...

Scientists analyzed the liquid waste, or leachate, released by four Illinois landfills and the inflows and outflows of associated wastewater treatment plants to determine the fate of two contaminants: ...

The company says it will use the capital to accelerate the commercialization of high-performance polymers derived from its ...

The Biden administration is backing away from its push for a plastics production cap in a global treaty to limit plastic ...

“Those who advocate for unchecked growth in plastics must re-examine their behavior, embrace the reality that the earth is a ...