A new study found that policies to curtail the use of single-use plastic bags in grocery stores and other retail outlets in Austin and Dallas, Texas, resulted in people buying more plastic bags, a ...

The longer a policy was in place, the longer the behaviors spurred by those regulatory prohibitions persisted, the ...

Litigation related to plastics and microplastic pollution is on the rise. Plaintiffs have brought claims under numerous ...

Why claims about recyclability have confused consumers, and how forthcoming guidelines from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission ...

Late last month, the New York state Supreme Court granted a request from PepsiCo to dismiss a plastic pollution lawsuit ...

A tide of plastic waste flowing into a major hydroelectric dam in eastern Congo is causing regular power cuts in several ...

Plastic production in Europe declined 8.3 per cent in 2023, according to figures published by Plastics Europe, the industry ...

Study outlines a four-fold policy to cut global plastic waste by 91% and reduce emissions, aiming for a sustainable 2050.

Some environmental groups are voicing concerns that the Biden administration is stepping back from its earlier support for global caps on virgin plastic resin production.

Without action, the study warns, plastic consumption and emissions could rise by 37 percent by 2050. The research underscores the environmental and social costs of plastic waste, particularly for the ...

A new study determines that just four policies can reduce mismanaged plastic waste -- plastic that isn't recycled or properly disposed of and ends up as pollution -- by 91% and plastic-related ...

Although global polymer demand has been stable in recent years, a lack of recycling capacity has prevented more than 100 ...