All bags are not created equal when it comes to the environment. And paper might not be as green as you think.

The process of turning waste plastic into new bags is an amazing blend of innovation and sustainability. Old plastic materials are collected, cleaned, shredded, and melted down to form fresh raw ...

A new book shows how residents of wealthier nations are jeopardizing the health and safety of other parts of the planet.

Binning gum is not the solution either. Addressing gum as a plastic pollutant dictates that the prevention of gum pollution ...

While plastic is something that you wouldn’t eat voluntarily, the truth is that microplastics (plastic particles less than five millimeters in size) and nanoplastics (which are as small or ...

Tasha Hammock, a state employee, is accused of smuggling K2 to her fiancé, Raymond Gaines, an inmate at FMC Devens. The FBI alleges Hammock brought the drugs during a visit and that a ...

The best weekender bags are the most versatile of all travel bags. As a luggage enthusiast and a travel expert, I’ve always favored weekender bags over others. They’re typically smaller and ...

A researcher has identified a surprising source of plastic pollution: chewing gum. In an essay for The Conversation, microplastics expert David Jones of the UK's University of Portsmouth revealed ...

Another approach is recycling plastic—for example, turning a used 3D-printed wrench into a spoon and creating items from the plastic bags and packing foam needed to send supplies to space.

Newborn fish are mistaking tiny bits of trash for food. If they die, there’ll be fewer big fish—and that could rattle the food chain. marine-plastic-ocean-fish-microplasticThe naturally oily ...