“How much plastic will you have for dinner, sir? And you, ma’am?” While that may seem like a line from a satirical skit on Saturday Night Live, research is showing it’s much too close to reality.
About 48 million tons of plastic waste is generated in the United States each year, but only 5 to 6 percent of it is actually recycled. A new report from the Center for Climate Integrity, “The Fraud of Plastic Recycling,” accuses the plastics industry of a decades-long campaign to “mislead” the public about the viability of recycling.
Microplastics or tiny plastic particles are everywhere. Now a new study has found them where they’ve never been seen before, sitting deep inside human lungs. But what does it mean for our health?
A marine scientist discusses the problem of plastic pollution and her hopes for an international treaty to tackle it
As governments impose limits on plastic food packaging, climate-friendlier alternatives are in the works. Here are some that might be coming to a grocery store near you.