In the latest findings illustrating the potential dangers of everyday-use items such as food packaging and water bottles, tiny shards and particles of plastic have been found in semen and in ...

New findings are raising concerns about how the tiniest particles, microplastics and nanoplastics, might be damaging one of ...

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.

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.

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

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) ...

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

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 ...

Styrofoam coffee cups, plates, clamshell takeout containers and other food service items made with expanded polystyrene plastic can still be found in restaurants and on store shelves, despite a ...

Polystyrene-Plastic Material and Resins Industry Report 2024-2025: A $94.96 Billion Market by 2030 - Competitive Developments, Strategies, Mergers and Acquisitions and New Product Developments ...