Plastic is one of the world's biggest pollutants. But a new scientific discovery could transform the industry and its environmental footprint by capturing carbon dioxide from the air and using that to ...

Three major chemicals companies in Japan are joining forces in plastics as they look to compete in an industry facing fading ...

July 29 - In the theatre of global self-destruction, few spectacles rival the plastic paradox: nations drowning in toxic chemicals of their own making, like alchemists poisoning themselves with their ...

Researchers have linked a harmful chemical in plastic to hundreds of thousands of deaths from heart disease worldwide, and even as pervasive as plastic is, local experts said there are ways for people ...

Good sleep habits are crucial to a healthy lifestyle. A new study suggests that chemicals in plastics may throw off our bodies' sleep cycles. Plastic is now prevalent in our lives and hard to avoid, ...

Countries that want the plastics treaty to limit what they see as problematic plastic products and chemicals are stepping up their push for the agreement to more explicitly address risks to human ...

ROCHESTER — A bill in the Minnesota Legislature would require food manufacturers to test their products for phthalates, then make that information readily available. Phthalates are a group of ...