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With tailored, evidence-based policies, the U.S. can relieve the burden on local and municipal governments, communities, and ...

Using bacteria to take a bite out of plastic pollution is not new. But can the same microbes be used as a food source? In 2019, an agency within the U.S. Department of Defense released a call for ...

People walking the streets of downtown Petaluma, California, started seeing something new on the sidewalks in summer. Alongside the usual trash cans and recycling containers were large purple bins ...

First of all, collect some waste plastic bottles, cans, or containers like water, oil, and detergent packs. Clean them properly by washing away any leftover material inside. Create planting sites on ...

Researchers document widespread plastic burning in homes worldwide, driven by energy poverty, poor waste services, and limited fuel options.

How did we get here? How did this revolutionary material invade every aspect of our lives and drive a global consumer culture of "make, take, and waste"? How can we break the cycle before it’s too ...

The measure, S-3195, requires establishments such as restaurants, cafes, food trucks and others to provide single-use ...

An environmental group is seeking ways to help hospitals lessen the use of single-use plastics after it found out that such ...

When California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta filed suit against Exxon Mobil and accused the oil giant of misleading the public about the effectiveness of plastic recycling, many of the allegations surrounded ...