Despite his calls for broad tariffs, President-elect Donald Trump's unpredictability on policy makes it hard to tell what ...

Plastic pollution exacerbates the impacts of all planetary boundaries, including climate change, ocean acidification and biodiversity loss, a new paper shows. Ahead of the final negotiations of the ...

Plastic pollution affects fundamental Earth systems, contributing to almost every pressing global environmental challenge.

The most immediate question may be how the U.S. approaches the global plastics treaty, which has its fifth and final ...

Scientists have spotted microplastics, tiny pieces of plastic smaller than 5 millimeters, in some of the most pristine environments on Earth, from the depths of the Mariana Trench to the snow on Mt.

Rather than a potential triumph, the compostable plastics we use look increasingly like a tragedy. Andy Extance looks at the ...

Plastics are not as safe and inert as previously thought. A new research study written by an international team of ...

At a time when synthetic plastic has polluted nearly every corner of the globe and appeared in food and in the human body, ...

Plastics are also widespread in packaging, helping perishable goods stay fresh and safe to consume while reducing overall food waste and illness from contamination. In more recent times, major studies ...

Cllr Muns emphasised any changes will not impact residents for a few years ... The council has agreed to begin collecting food waste from August 2027 and flexible plastics by April 2027 to meet ...

MIT engineers have improved methods to convert CO2 into valuable products, potentially impacting climate change efforts.

Biodegradable structures have the potential to transform energy, information technology, and advanced medicine. Step aside, ...