Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Globally, we’re producing around 400 million metric tons of plastic each year. Nearly half of that is single-use: everything from ...

It has always perplexed me that single-use plastic constitutes about 40% of global plastic production, yet conversations ...

Researchers have developed another way to deal with plastic waste, and the one-step process turns it into fuel. The low-energy method involves low temperatures and produces gasoline, chemical raw ...

It wasn’t until a few years ago that I learned just how much microplastics can affect your body — and not to mention the environment — just by living your daily life. In fact, the Environmental ...

Plastic-Free Kitchen Week has ended on the Strategist. To see all our stories from the series, head to our Plastic-Free Kitchen Week hub. We’ve come to the end of the Strategist’s Plastic-Free Kitchen ...

California just gave plastic producers until 2032 to make all their packaging recyclable or compostable — the most ambitious deadline in the country. Advocates say it doesn’t go far enough. Producers ...