The retail giant says it generated 214 million pounds of plastic waste last year. An advocacy group says it produced three times as much.
Proposed legislation would limit plastic production and restrict new petrochemical facilities.
Even after months sitting in a compost bin, many plastic items were still intact, researchers found.
Benchmarks initially set for 2025, like ensuring all packaging is recyclable or compostable, are still far from reality.
Not even water bottles and milk jugs meet standards for recyclability, a new report finds.
A network of groups backed by the plastics industry claims polypropylene containers are “widely recyclable,” despite ample evidence to the contrary.
The billionaire announced a $85 million campaign to shore up grassroots opposition to the petrochemical industry in the U.S.
An investigation from Bloomberg looks at how big companies use an industry-led recycling campaign to generate good PR, and not much else.
Researchers detected microplastics in 19 samples of snow from the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
Behind that green sheen, biodegradable and compostable plastics have serious problems.
Lofty promises from Big Plastic won't make a dent in ocean pollution, a new report finds.
A new report finds that we're recycling less now than in previous years, thanks to a broken system.
It's not clear how plastics that end up inside our bodies may be affecting our health.
The company said it plans to incorporate the new material into various products, beginning with the latest Galaxy line launching on Feb. 9.
The world has produced so many chemicals and plastics that it could endanger the stability of the entire planet. Despite the risks, production is quickening.
Name a place on Earth, and the odds are good that it’s contaminated with microplastics. That includes the top of the world.
The latest research findings from our dystopian present.
A new technique for measuring ocean plastic provides one of the most granular views of pollution yet.
Cheeseburgers and chicken burritos had especially high levels of phthalates and similar substances.
Letting Formosa build the plant would be a disaster for the people in Cancer Alley, who have already suffered enough.
