When it comes to organization and storage, there are so many options for containers–and plenty of opinions on what goes where and how things should be stored. Whether you have extra glass or plastic ...

At the Target store on Riverside Boulevard on Friday, stacks of plastic bags sat prominently at checkout counters — the only visible option available for shoppers at both self-checkout kiosks and ...

The outlook is grim, but a new report lays out a path to nearly eradicate plastic packaging pollution within the next 15 years. Reading time 2 minutes Around the world, plastic is falling through the ...

Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, grocery, pharmacy, liquor and convenience stores in California will not be able to provide any single-use thin plastic bags or even "reusable" plastic film bags. The updated ...

Right now, an estimated 130 million metric tons of plastic waste enters the air, water, soil, and human bodies every year. By 2040, that number will jump to 280 million metric tons—about a garbage ...

Every year, around 20 million tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean, rivers, and lakes — disrupting ecosystems and livelihoods. NUclear TEChnology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (NUTEC Plastics), ...

A new study looking at the impacts of plastic ingestion by seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals found that relatively small amounts of consumed plastic can be deadly. The research analyzed the ...

Scientists analyzed thousands of autopsies of seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals and found that even small amounts of ingested plastic can be deadly. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Two baseballs for a ...

Beneath the ocean’s surface, bacteria have evolved specialized enzymes that can digest PET plastic, the material used in bottles and clothes. Researchers at KAUST discovered that a unique molecular ...

Bamboo plastic sounds like a compelling eco-friendly material for a variety of applications, but its questionable durability and recyclability leave a lot to be desired. Researchers at Northeast ...