The sight of a whale washed ashore with a stomach full of plastic is a poignant reminder of the urgent need for change. Despite the potential for recycling, only about 9% of plastic waste is ...

Less than 10% of plastic produced globally comes from recycled materials – study - Analysis also finds that only 9% of the ...

Is recycling plastic just a feel-good charade we should ... has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.

PepsiCo Inc. is facing another lawsuit, this time from a group called the Plastic Pollution Coalition alleging the company is ...

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...