The bioplastics company, with an office in Shelton, collaborated with a UConn marine sciences team to evaluate the product’s ...

Straws might seem insignificant, inspiring jokes about the plastic vs. paper debate, but the plastic straw has come to ...

More than 390 million plastic straws are used every day in the United States, most for 30 minutes or less, according to ...

During his vetting before parliament in Accra, he stated that while plastic pollution remains a significant environmental challenge, immediate prohibition without viable and affordable ...

“And it’s not an easy thing to measure.” Some plastic pollution enters the environment in already tiny pieces, called nurdles, which are melted down by the billions to make products each yea ...

Recent studies reveal micro and nanoscale plastics in soil and water increase toxic chemical absorption in plants and human ...

Microplastics—minute plastic fragments resulting ... step in identifying potential environmental risk factors. Previous research has already linked air pollution to millions of premature births ...

President Donald Trump in a new executive order inked on Monday encouraged the U.S. government and consumers to purchase ...

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today emphasised on taking collective efforts to preserve the environment and reducing plastic pollution. "Extensive participation of youth is crucial to ...

we should look at every way possible of protecting the environment and wildlife from plastic pollution.” The amendment is expected to be debated towards the end of this month when the Tobacco ...

"Eventually it finds its way onto our tables. So by becoming aware of our effects on the environment we can begin to reduce our plastic pollution and make a difference," explained Ashley Gonzalez ...