It's Canada Day, the U.S. is coming up on a long July 4 weekend, summer has fully settled in and it often marks when new laws take effect.

From bottled drinks to seafood to steeped tea, new studies show we’re constantly exposed to microscopic plastic. Researchers ...

Multiple states are banning EPS foam food containers, and Oregon’s packaging EPR program begins. Elsewhere, there are bottle ...

In a nutshell Nanoplastics may disrupt metabolism and liver function: Ingesting tiny plastic particles led to glucose ...

Evaluating the environmental impact of plastic vs. glass bottles, this article explores production, reuse, and disposal for ...

Expanded polystyrene foam, the white fluffy plastic in styrofoam, was banned in food service ware on Jan. 1. But shoppers in CA say its still on the shelves.

Plastic bottles and a plastic-foam ring are wedged between tree branches along the Chicago River at Ping Tom Memorial Park on April 25, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) ...

Gov. Maura T. Healey signed an executive order in 2023 that prohibited the state’s executive branch from buying single-use plastic bottles that contain 21 ounces or less.

Much of the U.S. uses single-stream recycling, where plastic, glass and paper go into one bin. Here’s what happens to that material and ways engineering is trying to improve the process ...