The problem of plastic pollution has taken a new turn with the discovery of microplastics in food. Microplastics, which are ...

Many of the chemicals identified in plastic food packaging are not just passive elements; they actively disrupt crucial ...

This mythbuster explores the science behind recycled plastic in buildings, separating durable solutions from dangerous ...

Leaves absorb airborne microplastics, offering a new route into the food chain.

The EU has agreed binding rules to reduce plastic pellet pollution, aiming to tackle up to 184,000 metric tons of annual ...

Forests are essential to life as we know it. They play a vital role as carbon sinks and climate regulators, they are habitats ...

Microplastics – tiny fragments from industrial processes or degrading plastics – are now widespread in the ocean, the food chain and the water supply. They can be small enough to penetrate ...

A plastic chemical used in containers and packaging caused over 356,000 heart deaths in 2018. Asia faced the worst impact.

Scientists are still investigating exactly how plastic additives and microplastics affect our bodies, but they’re worried about what they’ve learned so far.

KLANG: The federal government's initiative to eliminate single-­use plastic bags is timely to rescue Malaysia from severe ...

New research from the University of Alaska Fairbanks found microplastics in nearly all of the spotted seals’ stomachs examined in a recent study, published in the current issue of the peer-reviewed ...

Oregon’s Plastic Pollution & Recycling Modernization Act (RMA) will significantly change the state’s recycling system. The RMA ...