Women and girls in low-income countries are disproportionately likely to be affected by the plastic waste that’s flooding our planet.

Researchers are uncovering how microplastic particles are carried in wind, rain and snow to remote regions of our planet.

The problem of increasing plastic waste has been exacerbated by the pandemic, requiring better regulation and monitoring to solve.

Making environmentally friendly choices is complex: here’s a guide to help you at home or out shopping.

New research suggests that an effective way to locate and track large concentrations of microplastics in the ocean could be from high in the sky.

The film is similar to other plastics, but it can be composted at home.

As global oil consumption drops, oil companies are pivoting to petrochemicals, and could crowd out bio-based alternatives.

A large-scale survey asked people exactly that. One use of recycled carbon dioxide stood out.

Storing information using polymers could be more efficient than DNA data storage.

We expect chemical recycling to complement its mechanical counterpart, especially for difficult to recycle materials.