Smart policies and innovation—not bans—can reduce waste and build a circular plastics economy that maximizes the value of plastic.

Around 100 billion plastic beverage containers are sold in the United States each year — much of which ends up in landfills and waterways, polluting the environment and endangering wildlife. Studies ...

"Our biggest concern is probably going to come in the form of retaliation against U.S. exports of our products," a recycling ...

Documenting the garbage along New Jersey beaches helps state lawmakers make policy decisions on plastic pollution, says this ...

Most plastics used today – roughly 75% – are made of semicrystalline polymers. These materials have a layered structure that ...

Volunteers found some strange items cleaning up New Jersey's beaches last spring and summer, according to the environmental group Clean Ocean Action, which released its annual beach sweeps report ...

Inside a New Mexico lab, researchers estimate there is five bottle caps worth of plastic in human brains. Now they are trying ...

The main processing area at Waste Pro is a noisy, cavernous space filled with the continuous hum and motion of machinery, a ...

A company has revealed how low, medium and high exposure to microplastics can cause chaos with your health in worrying images.

When more of a product gets used, fewer plastic containers are purchased and the overall demand for single-use plastics is ...

The Coca-Cola Company has earned the dubious distinction of being among the top global plastic polluters for many years now.

Julia Roberts came out to New York City to support pal George Clooney in his new Broadway show, but she wasn’t alone. The ...