Unlike refusing a straw at a restaurant, it’s difficult to cut down on plastic while strapped unconscious to an operating table. Single-use plastic is facing more scrutiny than it ever has, and the ...

In the plastic recycling industry, the casualties keep coming. Waste management company Biffa's Sunderland plant closed in February after opening in 2022 at a cost of £7m, while rival Viridor closed ...

Plastic, the ubiquitous substance made using fossil fuels and chemicals, is hard to dispose of properly. It takes years for plastics to decompose. Water bottles and plastic straws take around 200 ...

Your body is under attack from plastics you can’t see – but science just caught up. A new breakthrough gives you the power to fight back from the inside out. Protect your edge and take control of what ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. When Saabira ...

At first glance, the tiny plastic pellets appear relatively harmless. No bigger than a lentil, these "nurdles" are destined to be melted down to make everything from car bumpers to salad bowls. But ...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called on residents to take responsibility for reducing plastic waste and to embrace innovative and sustainable alternatives. He made the call through the ...

More than eighteen trillion pounds of plastic have been produced to date, and eighteen billion pounds of plastic flows into the ocean every year. It ensnares the marine animals we cherish and the fish ...

One of the main challenges to Penang’s “No single-use plastics” campaign, which is now in its final leg, is finding a suitable plastic bag alternative for hawkers and wet market traders. For these ...

Meal-prep expert Kelsey Riley reveals her time-saving tricks, storage must-haves, and the make-ahead apple cider gravy she swears by.