Conflict in Iran has raised the cost of oil and downstream products like virgin plastic. That's a boon for recycled plastic, ...
MIAMI - America generates about 97 billion pounds of plastic waste every year – the most on the planet. In the U.S., one of the biggest users of single-use plastic cups is Starbucks – 75% of its ...
Scientists turn plastic waste into fuel using sunlight and water in a new study that could change how we manage pollution and ...
Investigative journalist John Stossel investigates why recycling plastic is counterproductive. He speaks with science writer John Tierney about why it would be cheaper and more environmentally ...
A. J. Jacobs, writer for The New York Times, shared his attempt to avoid plastic in an article published Jan. 15, 2023: “On the morning of the day I had decided to go without using plastic products—or ...
Every year, the world produces roughly 400 million metric tons of plastic waste, according to the United Nations Environment ...
That instinct to drop anything plastic, paper or cardboard into the recycling bin is hard to shake, but it's also one of the ...
Plastic pollution is one of the greatest threats facing our oceans today. Each year, over 8 million tons of plastic—ranging ...