The world produces 400 million tonnes of plastic waste every year, as per the UN Environment Programme. While some wary souls relentlessly work to battle plastic pollution, most people seem to ignore ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian shop manager Olarewanju Ogunbona says he uses Styrofoam and plastic packs at least five times a day — nothing unusual in the megacity of Lagos, one of the world's most ...

Following the recommendation of its sustainability commission, Elgin may consider bringing a citywide ban on single-use plastic bags up for a city council vote. The council discussed the possibility ...

More regulations on single-use plastics and other disposable single-use items that often end up polluting local beaches will ...

AS A NEW legislative season approaches our representatives need to start to take the issue of plastics pollution and forever chemicals seriously. We now know that there are some serious negative ...

Plastics are woven into every aspect of our lives, but what was once the poster child for convenience is fast becoming a pariah product. The era of single-use plastic must end; banning it is the only ...

Reducing plastic use this year should be on everyone’s radar, although it won’t be easy. According to the United Nations, ...

Newsom has railed against plastic waste, but videos of the governor’s ‘This is Gavin Newsom’ podcasts usually feature a single-use plastic water bottle by his side. ‘It’s like that whole French ...

People who drink bottled water every day ingest 90,000 more microplastic particles per year than people who drink tap water, according to a new study. Lead author Sarah Sajedi warns that plastic bottl ...

Nigerian shop manager Olarewanju Ogunbona says he uses Styrofoam and plastic packs at least five times a day — nothing unusual in the megacity of Lagos, one of the world’s most plastics-polluted urban ...