With tailored, evidence-based policies, the U.S. can relieve the burden on local and municipal governments, communities, and ...

This new technology could significantly improve recycling outcomes. Researchers make groundbreaking discovery that could ...

Nations are meeting at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil to discuss climate goals, including reducing plastic production. Plastic pollution is a significant issue, with millions of pounds entering ...

An initiative that asks surgery patients to bring their own reusable bags for belongings and a reusable water bottle decreased surgical carbon footprints, waste, and cost.

For Catholics seeking to reduce their own consumption of plastics, the parish often provides a first area. Hospitality gatherings after Mass and other social events offer a chance to not only ...

This article is part of CNN Underscored’s Earth Week, a weeklong focus on our planet and ways to celebrate and preserve it. We’ll be featuring tips on how to live more sustainably, products to help ...

Mangroves protect coasts and wildlife, but plastic waste now builds up inside roots, harming ecosystems and communities.

Researchers warn that plastic production and emissions are driving a rising global health burden, measured in millions of lost healthy years.

Two weeks after the state increased the fee for reusable plastic bags, lawmakers are considering competing legislation that ...

The Beer Snake—that magnificent slinky plastic stretch of hundreds of emptied beer cups stacked up by golf fans at the 16th party hole at the WM Phoenix Open—might be viewed as the poster child for ...

New Jersey prohibits restaurants from automatically including plastic utensils and napkins with takeout starting August 2026.