One of the most harmful single-use plastics serves no essential purpose - Cigarette butts are the single most littered item ...

Many cards are made with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and an expert says they are not just bad for the environment, but they could be bad for your health.

What type of straw is best for the environment? The answer is more complicated than you think. From paper to steel to compostable plastic – we asked kids to test the most common type of straws ...

According to Clapp, moving away from plastic bags and other single-use plastics is both about changing personal habits and about larger systemic change.

Xampla has secured $14m of investment, in a round led by Emerald Technology Ventures, BGF and Matterwave VenturesThe University of Cambridge spin ...

Environment Climate Change Pollution Single-use plastic is on its way out of national parks. But why is the pace so glacial? Eliminating waste is crucial, but experts argue this timeline is too long.

The public is increasingly aware of the harm that single-use plastic products do to wildlife and the environment. So why can't we stop using them?

Paper drinking straws may be harmful and may not be better for the environment than plastic versions Long-lasting 'forever chemicals', which can cause damaging health issues, found in 18/20 brands ...

Environment Secretary Therese Coffey says the new ban will stop pollution from "billions of pieces of plastic." Advocates applaud the move but say it doesn't go far enough on its own.

A street vendor reaches for a plastic shopping bag after the New York State legislature included a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags in their 2020 budget in Manhattan, April 2, 2019. (Mike ...

Plastic soy sauce bottles shaped like fish are tiny, cute and beloved by many sushi eaters. Officials enacted an unusually specific ban on the fish-shaped bottles beginning Monday, saying they were ...

Canada will ban many single-use plastic items by 2021, including bags, straws, cutlery and stirring sticks, to cut harmful waste damaging the country’s ecosystems.