Recycling can be confusing enough as it is. To help, here's what those little numbers in recycling symbols actually mean.

Los Angeles County is taking on Pepsi and Coke for their role in plastic pollution. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the county ...

The 21 business leaders have signed an open letter ahead of next month’s United Nations treaty negotiations to curb plastic ...

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A New South Wales-based venture creating life-changing prosthetics and a material innovation studio in Melbourne are among ...

Scientists discovered that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a finding that researchers hope could be a promising answer to combat one of ...

Publicly-listed SM Investments Corp. (SMIC) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to help advance the development of sustainable plastic ...

And you may need to be wary of plastic cooking utensils if you decide to cook at home. A new peer-reviewed study raises concerns that recycled plastic containing flame retardants, initially used ...

Buyout firm Triton is exploring options for its plastic container business IFCO, which could be valued at about €5 billion ($5.4 billion) in a deal, according to people familiar with the matter.

RACINE, Wis.—Billionaire Fisk Johnson has been on a crusade to contain the plastic waste crisis. He has gone scuba diving among plumes of plastic sludge. He has funded research on how ...

A new study found that black-colored plastic kitchen utensils and takeout containers, among other items, may contain cancer-causing chemicals. The study, published Tuesday in the scientific ...