Plastic Free July is designed to help people reduce their use of single-use plastics and improve recycling practices.

A team of Japanese researchers has successfully developed a new type of plastic that is strong, transparent and, above all, ...

Bangladesh generates over 3,000 tonnes of plastic waste daily. More than 1,000 tonnes of it leak into rivers and eventually ...

"In a perfect world, yes, we’d all be using the same protocol." Scientists make surprising discoveries in fight against emerging public health threat: 'The goal now should be to make their efforts ...

Summer is once again with us. As the dry months set in, the Maltese landscape becomes progressively less green, with wild plants dying off. The environment, however, is not just about air, water or ...

A recent article in the Rising Nepal highlighted a concerted effort to spread the word on the rapid melting of the Khumbu ...

Earth’s oceans cover roughly 70% of the surface. Beneath the mesmerizing surface, marine life is being captured by nets, traps and other human-made hazards. In the process of struggling to escape, ...

A new report suggests that for the third year in a row, PepsiCo is responsible for the vast majority of plastic waste found ...

Microplastics – pieces of plastic less than 5 millimeters – were found in 55 juvenile northern hogsucker fish in tributaries of the Cheat, Ohio and Monongahela Rivers.

Plastic is not only littering Louisville roads and waterways, it is impacting our health. Join the global 'Plastic Free July' movement.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Shedd Aquarium is working to keep Chicago beaches and waterways free of garbage and trash. They are ...

Though the locally-inspired bill didn’t make the cut in this year’s legislative session, the topic has been assigned to an ...