Adding to a run of student-led recycling programs at UC Santa Barbara, fourth-year undergraduate students Kaili Mikami and Lauren Buyalos are helping combat the rising tide of discarded plastics in ...

Electronics is one of the largest contributors to plastic waste. Plastics from electronic waste (e-waste) pose an environmental hazard if not disposed of properly as they often contain toxic chemical ...

Dear Heloise: I have been seeing lots of suggestions about recycling plastic bags. I save all my plastic (and paper) bags. The majority are donated to my local food pantry as they are always in need ...

Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, ...

Dear Heloise: I have been seeing lots of suggestions about recycling plastic bags. I save all my plastic (and paper) bags. The majority are donated to my local food pantry as they are always in need ...

Talks aimed at a global treaty to cut plastic pollution fizzled in Geneva this week, with no agreement to meaningfully reduce the harms to human health and the environment that come with the millions ...

NexTrex is a nationwide material sourcing initiative for Trex, a Virginia-based manufacturer of wood-alternative decking and railing and one of the largest recyclers of polyethylene (PE) plastic film ...

How plastic bottles have been transformed into a life-changing drug - Around 166,000 people live with Parkinson's in the UK ...