Consider the alternative materials and environmental landscape of a world that never invented plastic. Rescued NASA astronauts deliver message to Trump, Musk after 'incredible' nine months in ...

and streets made of plastic waste: countries, companies and private citizens are all pursuing initiatives that show what the world would be like without plastic. Today, plastic used as cheap packaging ...

"Plastic is everywhere," Kasteel said. "Most people cannot imagine a world without plastic... even if we stop producing plastic right now, the world will still be full of microplastics." ...

Japan ranks second in the world in the production of plastic waste ... NHK producer Yuki Ikegami tries to find out, by living without plastic for three weeks. Japan has been drawing public ...