Healthcare is awash in single-use plastics. In U.S. healthcare facilities alone, more than 2,800 tons of plastic packaging and products are thrown out every day. Few people are more aware of this than ...

Amid a flurry of mixed signals about the economy and questions about the effect of tariffs, a new report shows that one industry is outpacing the manufacturing sector and increasing its exports abroad ...

Ms. Chaudhuri is a journalist in London and the author of the forthcoming book “Consumed: How Big Brands Got Us Hooked on Plastic.” In 1957, 92 percent of American children were potty-trained by 18 ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The plastic crate, introduced in ...

Plastic bag bans and fees have spread across the United States, and new research show they're doing a good job at cutting down on litter, although some rules work better than others. In places where ...

A 2020 Vermont law banning plastic bags in businesses resulted in a 91% drop in their use. Paper bag use saw a minor 6% increase, suggesting the 10-cent fee didn't deter consumers. Approximately 70% ...

A new study finds that regional plastic bag bans in the U.S. significantly reduce coastal plastic bag litter compared with areas without such policies. Single-use plastic bags are one of the most ...

[Claywoven] mostly prints with ceramics, although he does produce plastic inserts for functional parts in his designs. The ceramic parts have an interesting texture, and he wondered if the same ...

Plastic has a recycling problem. Only about 9% of plastic gets recycled, and a majority of that waste comes from single-use items like plastic grocery bags. It’s partly a design problem — they’re made ...

Every year, around 500 million tons of plastic waste is produced globally. That’s almost the total weight of all 8.1 billion people on the planet or the equivalent of 20,000 blue whales in weight.

Middlesex County has announced a major change to its recycling program in an effort to make sorting plastics easier for residents. The county’s Division of Solid Waste Management has adopted a ...

At this point, most people know that microplastics are everywhere. Scientists have shown that tiny particles, amounting to the weight of a plastic spoon, can be found in our brains; hundreds of ...