If you order takeout in Los Angeles and your meal comes with a compostable fork made from PLA—a common bio-based plastic—you’re not supposed to toss the utensil in your curbside compost bin. The city ...

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Have you ever wondered just how much plastic you encounter in your daily life? For this story, we had a family of five hold on to every piece of plastic they touched for one week ...

There is no shortage of news about plastic’s ubiquity or its harms. Microplastics are in clouds, drinking water, playgrounds and our blood. Marine mammals are entangled in and ingest plastic at ...

Plastic pollution is a severe problem around the globe as it continues to harm our environment and daily lives. But what are our city and state doing to help fix this global issue? Globally, the world ...

Plastic pollution is a growing problem that's impacting ecosystems globally. The presence of so much plastic has also caused microplastics — plastic particles no more than one-fifth of an inch large — ...

Judith Enck reveals how plastic pollution contributes to poisoned oceans, polluted air, a warming planet, and a rise in ...

Last year, the U.S. exported more than 950 million tons of plastic waste meant for recycling and a significant portion of that ended up in Southeast Asia. The region has been inundated with plastic ...

You brush twice daily, floss religiously and see your dentist every six months. But what if these acts of oral hygiene are quietly contributing to one of the planet's most pressing environmental ...

THE BAN THE BAG RALLY at city hall on Wednesday, July 14, went down exactly how you would expect. There were impassioned environmentalist talking points. There was a drum circle. But a surprise came ...

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