I was deeply moved by the op-ed “Amazon must do better with its packaging for our oceans’ sake” [April 4, Opinion], which sheds light on the devastating impact of Amazon’s plastic packaging choices.

An environmental advocacy group has successfully forced a proposal before Amazon shareholders seeking an examination of how the company uses flexible plastic packaging. As You Sow said the U.S.

Researchers developed a plant based plastic that stays strong during use but dissolves safely in seawater, leaving no ...

Scientists are urging governments to act immediately on plastic pollution, warning that waiting for a binding Global Plastics ...

Against its 2040 goal of net-zero pollution, Amazon increased its carbon footprint. The retail-tech giant's artificial intelligence ambitions and data centers are responsible for this reversal. The ...

A squat, light-colored building in Tigard, Oregon, was supposed to be part of a game-changing new solution for the global plastics industry. Called Regenyx, this recycling facility took in polystyrene ...

Ahead of the expected finalization of a UN global plastics treaty, a group of international experts calls for a greater focus on health impacts when considering plastic pollution. The Health Policy ...

Leaders from around the world have gathered in Busan, South Korea this week in hopes of finally striking a global treaty to reduce the world’s growing level of plastic pollution. Negotiations began ...

Community-led research from UCSB’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory spans three years, four continents and eight countries to reveal the scale of river plastic waste and offer solutions to stop it at ...

The surging tide of microplastics is already an environmental and health threat, but as the world heats up — driving increasingly extreme weather — it’s transforming them into “more mobile, persistent ...