A recommendation from two Washington State University economists that the state end its ban on thinner, single-use plastic ...

"The approach, which the team describes as requiring less energy, less equipment, and fewer steps than conventional ...

Ask your dry cleaner to skip the thin plastic wrap and hang your clothes uncovered. Bring a reusable garment bag to protect ...

A new report suggests Washington's 8-cent fee for "reusable" plastic bags isn’t covering the real cost — and the environmental impact may be even greater.

Dishwasher pods sometimes get lumped into the same category as microplastics, but technically they’re different. The pods—used for laundry as well—are wrapped in a type of plastic called polyvinyl ...

The fee for a plastic shopping bag is set to rise to 12 cents in January. Unsettled questions remain about imposing requirements for thicker bags ...

Charleston County Council will look at making some changes to an ordinance banning single-use plastic bags to extend to thick ...

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E. coli is the field's main "workhorse" says Prof Wallace, who has also genetically engineered it in the lab to turn plastic ...

So where is all this plastic coming from? A huge source is a place you'd least expect: your own kitchen. Between food wrap, ...

I’ve been slowly replacing items in my kitchen with nonplastic alternatives, like glass food storage containers, stainless ...

Piles of discarded plastic and broken school furniture are being given a second life in northwestern Venezuela, where a local foundation is turning waste into desks for students.