It’s no secret that plastic pollution is a major environmental issue. From single-use water bottles to plastic packaging, our reliance on plastic has created a massive waste problem that is damaging ...

When the going gets tough for certain bacteria, they form into spores that can withstand the harshest of environments. Scientists have now utilized that fact to produce "living plastic" that ...

Our planet is drowning in plastic: marine life is dying, the very water that we drink is polluted and unless we take action, it’s only going to get worse. The world’s annual consumption of plastic has ...

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For most people, it’s difficult to go through a day without using, and in many cases discarding, plastic at least several times. Americans throw out more than 30 million tons of plastic annually – a ...

Every trip we take leaves a footprint not just on the places we visit, but on the planet as a whole. And while travel opens minds and enriches lives, it often comes with a heavy toll in the form of ...

Sprite is ditching its iconic green plastic bottle in favor of more sustainable clear bottles, its parent company, The Coca-Cola Co., announced Wednesday. It’s a major change for the bubbly lemon-lime ...

Island Green Living has collected more than 3.4 million aluminum cans and 78.5K pounds of captured ocean-bound plastic to be crushed and baled since its inception. The organization recently loaded up ...

As we all strive to live more sustainably, hidden plastics are a big concern. Many traditional tea bags contain polypropylene, a sealing plastic, which means they can't be recycled. However, an ...