Despite the announcement of a polythene-free campaign in the markets starting from November 1, production is still ongoing in ...

Looking into the future of production, some Bangladesh companies are now recycling plastic bottles into polyester staple ...

India is a world leader in plastic emissions, and the cost to health and the environment is enormous, recent studies find.

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

Costs are calculated from a Northwestern European perspective and based on many economic and chemical assumptions. We list ...

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 you can do to ...

Among the plastic in your house might be an orange-colored hard laundry detergent bottle and a squeezable clear ketchup bottle. Come recycling day, you might put them on the curb in a blue bin or ...

Scientists discovered that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a finding that researchers hope could be a promising answer to combat one of ...

A new study finds a bacterium in this family can break down the plastic for food. Researchers also identified the enzyme the bacterium use to degrade plastic. The discovery opens new possibilities ...

For the past several years, I’ve been telling my friends what I’m going to tell you: Throw out your black plastic spatula ... study contained 11,900 parts per million of decaBDE, also called ...