Putting GPS-tracked plastic bottles into this Raleigh creek will help researchers study and possibly reduce litter.

Australian scientists manage to break down 90% of styrofoam polystyrene plastics in 30 minutes using violet light, air, and table salt.

Over the course of evolution microorganisms have evolved pathways to break down many materials. The challenge with the many materials that we humans have created over just the past decades is that ...

More than 20 million pounds of plastic waste accumulates in the Great Lakes every year. While crusty water bottles, fraying ...

New research finds an estimated 27 million tons of nanoplastics in the North Atlantic, raising concerns for marine ecosystems and human health.

Johnny had Ed. Conan had Andy. And Gov. Gavin Newsom? A single-use plastic water bottle. In most of the YouTube video recordings of Newsom's new podcast, "This is Gavin Newsom," a single-use ...