OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington restaurants will no longer automatically include single-use items like utensils, condiments and straws with food orders. A new law goes into effect on January 1 restricting the use of these items and prohibiting packaged bundles of…
Most Christmas sweaters are made of plastic and are likely to contribute to plastic pollution in the world's oceans, an environmental charity has warned.
More than half a million hermit crabs have been killed after becoming trapped by plastic pollution on two remote islands, a new study from the University of Tasmania found.
UK supermarkets are producing more plastic waste despite promises to cut down, new research suggests, as sales of 'bags for life' soar to 1.5 billion.
LOL Surprise! It might sound like a text you'd get before receiving shocking news, but it's actually the name of one of the hottest toys. The intricate kits filled with tiny plastic pieces are topping wish lists, but they've also been creating a huge amount of non-recyclable plastic waste.
We all do it: buy fresh fruits and veggies with the best of intentions to gobble them down, only to open the fridge a few days (or weeks) later to discover a rotten mess.
In a few years, you'll no longer be able to rely on hotels in California for those travel-size bottles of shampoo and lotion.
Consumer goods giant Unilever has committed to halving its use of new plastic by 2025.
They're in our oceans, soil, air, snow -- and even in your cup of tea.
Norwegian Cruise Line is the latest business to get on board with reducing its environmental impact.
Compostable alternatives to plastic could worsen marine pollution and have other serious environmental impacts, a report from a committee of UK MPs has warned.
India's biggest online retailer is giving itself less than two years to stop using single-use plastic when shipping its products.
Air travelers to and from the City by the Bay will now experience water in new ways.
Within the Atlantic Ocean is the world's only sea without shores, its borders defined by the currents of the North Atlantic gyre.
Coca-Cola is giving Dasani a green makeover to help meet its environmental goals and boost interest in its biggest water brand.
Gone are the days of buying a last-minute pre-flight plastic bottle of water at San Francisco International Airport. If you want to hydrate, you'll either have to bring your own reusable bottle or prepare to buy an airport-approved glass or aluminum water bottle.
Seabirds are becoming smaller, lighter and suffering from a litany of health problems after ingesting the plastic that litters the world's oceans, a study has found.
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, two major sellers of plastic bottles, have made sweeping sustainability commitments. Now they are stepping away from a plasti
A research chemist with the U.S. Geological Survey made a surprising discovery while studying nitrogen deposition in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Wimbledon is hoping to cut down on the amount of plastic waste generated at this year's tennis championships.
Pepsi's plan to reduce plastic waste includes ditching plastic bottles for cans. Even for still water.
The newborn found swaddled in a plastic bag and crying on top of a pile of leaves and twigs in Georgia this month is ready for her "forever home," an official says.
Oriola Oluwaseyi, 32, makes her way through the busy streets of Ajegunle, a low-income community in Nigeria's commercial center, Lagos.
Scientists have discovered a new type of plastic pollution --
