Community-led research from UCSB’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory spans three years, four continents and eight countries to reveal the scale of river plastic waste and offer solutions to stop it at ...

Remember the movement to eliminate plastic straws? While it hasn’t solved our massive plastic problem, it was a major stepping stone to changing the way the public thinks about single-use items. And ...

Throwing your plastic bottles in the recycling bin may make you feel good about yourself, or ease your guilt about your climate impact. But recycling plastic will not address the plastic pollution ...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — For most of us, July means fireworks, barbecues, beach days and vacation, but it’s also the month in which everyone around the world is called on to reduce our plastic ...

Do Plastic Cutting Boards Release Microplastics? A recent study published by the Ecotoxicology and Public Health journal evaluated the amount of microplastics found in a food between two different ...

NEW YORK -- Lego said Tuesday that it will stop using plastic bags inside its boxed sets and replace them with paper ones. The Danish toymaker said it will start making the switch next year and ...

A BAN ON BAGS RIGHT NOW IN HARRISBURG. A STATE SENATOR IS PUSHING TO OUTLAW SINGLE USE PLASTIC BAGS AT RETAIL STORES ACROSS THE ENTIRE COMMONWEALTH. NEWS EIGHT’S MICHAEL FULLER IS HERE. WITH HOW THIS ...

There are more than five water bottle issues that are reasons to stop buying and drinking from them, but we hope these five ...

Plastic bags will soon be a thing of the past for grocery stores in Solano County and the state, and residents say they like the idea – though it appears that some may have to make an adjustment.