They’re tenacious, which is very good for a milk jug or a car bumper. But they don’t easily break down, which is bad for the environment. From the 1950s, when plastics were first produced in ...

Ever stood over a recycling bin wondering if that plastic packaging, block of Styrofoam or old can of paint in your hand can be recycled? Such confusion often leads to wishcycling — that is, putting t ...

The world watched as each country’s best athletes competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics. What viewers missed was the mountain of single-use plastic waste generated at the games.

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Microplastics have been detected in human blood, lungs, and brain tissue. Environmental health advocate Lindsay Dahl explains ...

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Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are developing a new approach to home construction that could one day replace traditional wood framing with structural components made from ...

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Stacks of fresh strawberries in plastic containers on store shelf - Nycshooter/Getty Images It's no secret: Single-use plastics are a total bummer for the planet. Unfortunately, though, despite our ...

A new report by The Pew Charitable Trust examines how key U.S. policies could reduce plastic waste in the United States by 2040 through an analysis of projected waste diversion, job and investment ...

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