Researchers document widespread plastic burning in homes worldwide, driven by energy poverty, poor waste services, and limited fuel options.

With tailored, evidence-based policies, the U.S. can relieve the burden on local and municipal governments, communities, and ...

Negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution are drawing to a close Sunday as nations continue debating whether part of that should be putting limits on plastic production. Negotiators spent all ...

BUSAN, South Korea — Negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution are drawing to a close Sunday as nations continue debating whether part of that should be putting limits on plastic production.

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People in low-income urban communities in the Global South without access to reliable energy sources are burning the toxic ...

Meet Zuzu! SC Johnson has unveiled its latest campaign, "Zuzu," as part of its efforts to end global plastic waste. The initiative, represented by an animated hermit crab with a plastic bottle as its ...

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 ...

In 2019, an agency within the U.S. Department of Defense released a call for research projects to help the military deal with the copious amount of plastic waste generated when troops are sent to work ...

Those crinkly plastic cartons are so much more than just a single-use receptacle for storing your favorite fruit.