Nine years ago California banned grocery stores from giving out flimsy single-use plastic grocery bags, the first state to do so. And the law has been facing obstacles ever since. Days after it ...

“If we switched to paper over plastic, we would need more forests to harvest timber, and shifting to metal food containers over plastic would require more mining. As a result, we would need more ...

The first synthetic plastic — Bakelite — was produced in 1907. Rapid growth in global plastic production began in the 1950s.

German researchers have identified freshwater fungi capable of breaking down synthetic plastics, offering a potential natural ...

Indoor air, especially in cars, contains surprisingly high levels of microplastics, with potential inhalation of tens of ...

MARC released this flyer this summer to let people know how to correctly recycle plastic, especially plastic bags. “They're 100% recyclable,” Riggs said.

"There's a very good reduction in plastic bags in the UAE and we can judge it very well," Dr. Wernery said. "We do not find a ...