Plastic is made from oil and natural gas, which started out as fossilized plant and animal material. But buried deep underground for millions of years, those materials changed in important ways.

From your toothbrush to your bloodstream: how everyday plastics break down into fragments small enough to cross into your ...

Some car makers are beginning to replace traditional metal oil pans with plastic. The swap comes with plenty of pros and cons ...

Regulators have spent tens of millions subsidizing 'advanced' recycling facilities, which release carcinogens and give off more greenhouse gases than making plastic from crude oil.

The oil industry is causing another life-threatening problem. Plastic waste has invaded the bodies of virtually every breathing lifeform on the planet.

Bioplastics — most of which are now made from corn — are poised to grab a bigger share of the plastics market as concerns about the environment and U.S. dependence on foreign oil promote ...

Most plastic is made from fossil fuels. Powerful oil-producing nations are strongly opposed to including plastic production in the treaty. So is the plastics industry.