Seven states have adopted Extended Producer Responsibility laws to make companies pay for their plastic. One industry leader ...

Re “Throwaway Plastic Has Corrupted Us,” by Saabira Chaudhuri (Opinion guest essay, Sept. 7): Ms. Chaudhuri is right when she writes: “Single-use plastic was never inevitable. It was a business ...

"A very important material." Scientists make incredible discovery that solves dangerous issue with plastic: 'We can help the ...

Hopes of securing a United Nations treaty on plastic pollution are fading after the final round of negotiations ended without ...

Professor of Law and Associate Dean for International Affairs, Wake Forest University While U.S. and global solutions seem far off, policies to limit harm from microplastics are gaining traction at ...

In 2022, the United Nations Environment Assembly adopted a new resolution laying the first groundwork toward a new legally ...

On Monday, SC Johnson — together with its long-time advocacy and impact partners Conservation International, EarthEcho International and Plastic Bank — launched an advocacy campaign aimed at rallying ...

“We got inspired by this. We decided to use the same architecture to address the problem of reliability in mechanical ... structure of seashells to create a layered plastic composite. “We saw that we ...

I got suckered into a “Let me buy you a cup of coffee” debate. It’s a known hazard for small-town newspaper columnists. It’s not about the coffee. Flattery is more addicting than caffeine. The white ...

A trip to the grocery store often feels mechanical: you go in, grab your usual list of necessities, pack them up, then head home to unload. But the truth is, each decision we make inside the store ...

Everyday use of plastics in the kitchen releases microplastics into food and beverages, but there are practical solutions.

The Ames Tribune sent out questionnaires to each of the local candidates. Here are their responses: Ames Mayor John Haila ...