A whale shark swims beside a plastic bag in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen. Although whale sharks are the biggest fish in the sea, they're still threatened by ingesting small bits of plastic.

Knight says the product she sells is more effective than plastic pouches because it forms a thicker barrier around sharp tools. Each pouch eliminates roughly 200 single-use plastic pouches, she says.

The findings raise critical concerns about the ecological consequences of simultaneous plastic film and herbicide use in intensive agriculture. They also highlight the potential for microplastics to ...

Coldplay are set to reissue nine of their albums on records made from recycled plastic bottles. The Viva la Vida band are continuing their environmental crusade by reissuing their material on ...

The City of Santa Cruz reports that a vegetation fire forced evacuations at Natural Bridges State Park on Thursday. A 100'x50' fire ignited near a picnic table area, subsequently starting a 30'x30 ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont’s single-use plastics ban is five years old. A new UVM study found that it has not only proved to be very effective, but also popular. “The plastic in the ...

B.C.'s chief coroner won't an inquest into the death of Lisa Rauch, who died after being hit by two plastic bullets fired by a Victoria police officer.

Local and state level bans on plastic bags successfully mitigate plastic bag litter along beaches, lakes, and rivers, according to a study published June 19 in the journal Science.

Instead of landscape fabric, use natural materials as a mulch, such as shredded bark, wood chips, pine needles, grass clippings, newspaper, or even shredded leaves from your yard. Many gardeners find ...

Missing Persons Report Leads Authorities to a Dismembered Body Sealed in Plastic Containers When deputies first arrived at the scene, they noticed an unusual small coming from the residence ...

The study adds weight to less formal analyses of plastic bag bans conducted by advocacy organizations and could inform negotiations later this summer over the United Nations’ global plastics ...