“This is incredibly exciting, as up to now we have not had a tool for detecting plastics in coastal environments from space,” ...

It’s a method of creating textiles that uses yarn stitched through plastic or cotton canvas to create vivid and colourful patterns. Knitting yarn or tapestry yarn is the best material to create bold ...

Have you ever noticed how shopping for a cause brings you a double dose of joy? It’s a win-win strategy everyone can feel ...

Takeout containers get your favorite noodles from the restaurant to your dining table (or couch) without incident, but they ...

In little more than a century, plastic has gone from being hailed as a scientific wonder to being reviled as an environmental scourge. It was in 1907 that the first modern plastic, bakelite ...

A hermit crab trundles across a beach in Japan's Okinawa, carrying its home on its back: not a shell, but a disintegrating ...

Among the plastic in your house might be an orange-colored hard laundry detergent bottle and a squeezable clear ketchup bottle. Come recycling day, you might put them on the curb in a blue bin or ...

Southern Spain is accustomed to extreme heat and has historically used plastic awnings to shade walkways ... stained glass ...

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

And you may need to be wary of plastic cooking utensils if you decide to cook at home. A new peer-reviewed study raises concerns that recycled plastic containing flame retardants, initially used ...

Plastic grocery bags are a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, and California is taking a big step up in tackling the problem. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a ...

Scientists discovered that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a finding that researchers hope could be a promising answer to combat one of ...