Plastic is a product that is ubiquitous in today's society, says Sarah Morath, Wake Forest professor of law and author of the book "Our Plastic Problem and How to Solve It." The World Bank estimates ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plastic is one of the world's biggest pollutants. But a new scientific discovery could transform the industry and its ...

A new book by the journalist Beth Gardiner argues that oil companies are upping production of the material as a safeguard against falling revenue. By Zoë Schlanger Zoë Schlanger is an environmental ...

Mark Peplow is a science journalist in Penrith, UK. The world is miserable at recycling plastics. Currently, just 10–15% of the plastic waste we generate annually is recycled — with the rest ...

With conventional waste management systems falling short, many scientists are turning to nature for innovative solutions to the issue of plastic waste. One promising avenue is microbial degradation: ...

Paul Einhäupl is a research associate of the Systemic Risks Group at the Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) at GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany. Linda Del Savio is a ...