Photo courtesy of Selvartnam Dilaxan Large quantities of small plastic pellets, known as nurdles, are being washed up on the ...

A massive ocean survey finds plastic in every layer of the North Atlantic, revealing how deeply it has invaded marine ...

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Low‑density polyethylene (LDPE) is a flexible, lightweight plastic commonly seen in everyday packaging—from sandwich bags and ...

Planet or Plastic? Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what ...

A shipping container full of empty industrial-sized fish food bags fell off a barge heading from Baranof Island to the ...

The market is driven by demand for lightweight durability, e-commerce growth, cost efficiency, recycling innovation, and circular economy practices.

Environment and Public Works Chair Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the “ Research ...

The UN has estimated that more than 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced annually, with less than 10% being recycled.

A plastic nurdle spill from the Liberian-flagged MSC ELSA 3, which sank off the Kochi coast Kerala few weeks back, has spread ...

Coldplay will re-issue nine of their previous albums on records made from recycled plastic bottles. The EcoRecords reduce ...