Each bit of plastic takes a unique journey once it reaches the ocean. We're trying to spot the patterns.

Scientists issued an urgent call for better federal regulation of these endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Here's why.

UK still ships huge amounts of plastic waste to places like Vietnam, Malaysia and Pakistan.

As more and more plastic trash permeates the oceans, fragments are making their way into fish and shellfish – and potentially into humans.

Consumers can turn plastic waste into valuable products at minimal cost using the open source technologies associated with DRAM – distributed recycling and additive manufacturing.

Here's how to quench your thirst in an environmentally responsible way.

Here's how to quench your thirst in an environmentally responsible way.

We need to focus on causes like overconsumption, not the material itself.

Plastic waste is a global problem. Now a chemist has developed a new strategy for breaking down the most common plastic so it can be not just recycled, but upcycled into desirable goods.

Shaking polypropylene bottles and washing them with very hot water can release millions of tiny plastic particles. Here are four ways to reduce exposure.