The plastic pollution crisis has been widely blamed on a handful of Asian countries, but new research shows just how much the U.S. contributes.

"Closing the loop." Scientists make major breakthrough that could transform what happens to common waste: 'A new industry ...

California has hailed itself as a leader in single-use plastic reduction and legislation. But a scuttling of its pioneering ...

Plastic is everywhere in modern society. While it has paved the way for enormous progress, the pollution it leaves behind is ...

Domestic plastic burning is prevalent in cities around the world, fuelled by poor waste management, survey finds.

Former EPA official Judith Enck explains why plastic pollution is a production problem—and how policy, not recycling, can ...

People in low-income urban communities in the Global South without access to reliable energy sources are burning the toxic ...

WASHINGTON, United States — If there's one material that defines modern life more than any other, it's plastic: present from ...

Sahadat Hossain, a civil engineering professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, shows a sample of recycled plastic in asphalt and a bag of recycled plastic used to make the asphalt, May 1, ...

Carbon Neutral partners with South Korean firm to convert cruise plastic waste into fuel through Caribbean port facilities.

"This project is about more than just statistics.' Major retailer launches game-changing initiative to tackle common problem ...