By converting plastic waste into a microbe-friendly food source, scientists have built an upcycling pipeline that turns the waste into a variety of useful products. The findings are detailed in the ...

Every egg case examined contained plastic particles, raising urgent questions about how pollution may be affecting sharks ...

Facing multiple lawsuits, Dow requests an “unprecedented” permit amendment to authorize its discharge of polyethylene pellets ...

Plastic pollution is more than just trash on the beach. Marine plastic waste releases PFAS and heavy metals into the water of small freshwater lakes and ponds, at levels exceeding the threshold limits ...

A plastic drinks bottle is one of the most "recyclable" objects in the modern waste stream. It is lightweight and collected in huge volumes. Yet even for this item, the reality of recycling is messy: ...

Learn more about the chemical compound oleamide that leaks from plastic pollution and changes octopus meal preferences.

A Monmouth County woman and Clean Water Action are fighting against single-use plastic pollution across New Jersey. Here's ...

Rivers carry plastic across continents, so scientists tracked its movement across continents too. A sweeping new UC Santa Barbara-led study spanning four continents and eight countries has amassed one ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sweeping global study shows plastic pollution threatens ocean life in complex and often hidden ways. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) ...

Lawsuits and investigations across the country are exposing vulnerabilities in California's landmark single-use plastic law.