Thousands of pounds of plastic pellets spilled alongside the Kalamazoo River, but researchers say the incident reflects a ...

Plastic pollution is more than just trash on the beach. Marine plastic waste releases PFAS and heavy metals into the water of small freshwater lakes and ponds, at levels exceeding the threshold limits ...

Penn State scientists create elastic gel-like plastic that conducts electricity using salts and tiny fiber networks for flexible electronics.

The oceans have millions of tons of plastics in them. A new problem is that these are moving swiftly from one place to ...

Every egg case examined contained plastic particles, raising urgent questions about how pollution may be affecting sharks ...

A new study from The University of Manchester has shed light on an unexpected consequence of plastic bag bans in East Africa, and why well-intentioned environmental laws may actually be making life ...

Plastic pollution remains one of the world’s most challenging environmental problems. Plastic pollution has been found ...

Avoid sun and heat. Plastics can degrade faster when exposed to ultraviolet light and high temperatures, Dr. Mohanty said. So ...

During important processes like cleaning, fragments of plastic are lost as microplastics. This means the system itself creates plastic waste, and we urgently need to rethink the design and operation ...

When paper straws started appearing in coffee shops and restaurants a few years back, most of us welcomed them with open arms ...

Tiny plastic pellets may soon be classified as hazardous cargo, as frequent spills are polluting oceans and harming wildlife.

A semitruck overturned on a west Michigan highway and spilled plastic "nurdles" into the Kalamazoo River, state environmental ...