In Hawaii, researchers are literally paving the roads with good intentions. They have come up with an innovative method for putting the island’s plastic pollution to work, covering its roads with ...

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A new Netflix documentary explores whether cutting out plastic can improve our health. But it’s hardly a perfect experiment. By Nina Agrawal In “The Plastic Detox,” a new documentary out Monday on ...

Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, food packaging and transport. But it’s also created one of the defining ...

A new book by the journalist Beth Gardiner argues that oil companies are upping production of the material as a safeguard against falling revenue. By Zoë Schlanger Zoë Schlanger is an environmental ...

What if plastic waste could be turned into something useful? That dream may soon become a reality, as scientists have found a way to turn plastic into acetic acid using sunlight. Plastics and ...

Scientists racing to tackle plastic pollution have created a surprising new contender: a biodegradable packaging film made partly from milk protein. Researchers at Flinders University blended calcium ...

The negative consequences of plastic are everywhere and affect everyone. Microplastics are now found throughout our bodies, mismanagement of plastic is linked to major health risks, the impacts of ...

Plastic is pretty awful. Despite being in many reusable containers, or just in disposable containers like water bottles, plastic as a material is one of the worst for the environment. In fact, we're ...

In reworking the connections within plastic materials, researchers are studying how plant-based compounds could eventually serve as scalable alternatives to petroleum-derived plastics. Stacey Leasca ...

Plastic is everywhere in modern society. While it has paved the way for enormous progress, the pollution it leaves behind is now creating major challenges. Plastic—or more specifically, synthetic ...

When many people think “plastic laptop,” they picture the discount special from a decade ago: A machine that creaks and flexes when you pick it up. But today’s plastic laptops rarely feel like that to ...