The world is drowning in plastic. Producers are peddling a “solution” that is more like an illusion. Is there anything more pathetic than a used plastic bag? But the plastics industry is working to ...

(Item 4: Water bottles) Studies have linked BPA (Bisphenol A) and phthalates, chemicals found in plastic water bottles that can lead to health conditions like cancer and heart disease. If a plastic ...

As plastic piles up in landfills, New York authorities on the state and local levels are shifting their focus from recycling to reduction. Bales of sorted plastic for recycling are seen in a warehouse ...

Ridwell, a third-party recycling company, is offering a new service for hard-to-recycle plastics in Sonoma County and the city of Napa. The service includes a mail-in program where users send ...

Bhavna Middha receives funding from the Australian Research Council's Discovery Early Career Researcher Award programme. Ralph Horne receives funding from the Australian Research Council, Kingston and ...