Switching to biodegradable plastics could slash toxic pollution by more than a third and dramatically reduce global waste by ...

"Today, the Court of Appeal overruled the Federal Court decision declaring the 2021 Order adding 'plastic manufactured items' to Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 invalid ...

Reg Wydeven is a partner with the Appleton-based law firm of McCarty Law LLP. He writes a weekly column for The Post-Crescent.

From hormones to heart health, The Lancet warns plastic exposure could double disease risk by 2040, threatening public health worldwide without urgent action.

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 ...

Some of you may be thinking that plastic is convenient to use, but is it convenient to kill the planet? As time passes, more and more plastic is being thrown into landfills, burned and thrown into the ...

Plastic pollution could double its harm to human health in the coming decades if current production trends continue, according to a new study.

Bridget Cevero of the Maritime Aquarium, left, and Annalisa Paltauf of Save the Sound, hold up the 35.75 pounds of trash collected by volunteers at the cleanup at Sherwood Island State Park last year.

Researchers have spent the last few years trying to find which type of plastic biodegrades the fastest in a marine environment as millions of tons of plastics find their way into our oceans every year ...

This Thursday marks World Environment Day, an annual awareness day born out of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It’s the largest global platform for environmental outreach, and this ...

How many tiny pieces of plastic are currently inside your body? A series of headline-grabbing studies in the last few years ...

Chick fil-A used to be my guilty pleasure, especially when traveling. When I’m rushing through airports that seductive red and white sign always calls for a detour and a Chicken Deluxe. Now, thanks to ...