Tag: Plastic

The U.S. is one of the world’s worst ocean plastic polluters

Fossil fuel companies are betting on plastic as their next big source of profits

All plastic is technically recyclable. Why does so much of it end up in landfills?

Can ocean plastic cleaning projects actually clean all the ocean plastic?

This California highway is now paved with plastic

Ocean plastic is on track to triple by 2040

This reusable plastic straw has a genius design fix that might win over the haters

These high-quality leggings, socks, and underwear are made from recycled plastic

Evian’s new 100% recycled plastic bottle comes without a label

This Ugandan startup turns plastic waste into construction materials and COVID face shields

The plastic industry is using the coronavirus to fight plastic bag bans

How Are Sustainable Startups Like Pela Fighting Plastic Waste?

This edible blob filled with water means you don’t need a plastic bottle

Ditch your kids’ garish plastic plates for these eco-friendly alternatives

This just-add-water hand wash lets you stop using so many plastic bottles

The Ocean Cleanup device has returned from the Pacific Garbage Patch with its first load of plastic

Stop using plastic cups because BPA exposure may be much worse than we thought

These invisible bar codes make plastic more likely to be recycled

If you buy a pack of Heineken in the U.K., it won’t have plastic rings anymore

The Ocean Cleanup project is now cleaning plastic out of rivers to stop it from getting to the ocean

California bans hotels from using tiny plastic bottles

How consumer products giant Unilever plans to dramatically slash its use of plastic

California Baby is now packaged in 100% postconsumer recycled plastic

This new HP laptop is the first computer to use ocean-bound plastic

In Rome, you can swap 30 plastic bottles for a subway ride

Shawn Mendes and Flow water want to rid the planet of plastic, one bottle at a time

This new biodegradable plastic is made from cactus

Tyson Foods recall: Here’s what to know after plastic was found in chicken fritters

These hilarious plastic grocery bags will teach you to never forget your tote

Undersea explorer goes deeper than any solo diver in history and finds plastic

Calculate exactly how much plastic trash you generate in a year

Evian’s new plastic water jugs shrink as you drink the water

Plastic bottles have surpassed plastic bags as the biggest threat to oceans and rivers

Plastic bottles can’t be the only replacement for contaminated drinking water

A convenient (and relatively painless) guide to cutting plastic out of your life

The major source of plastic pollution you’ve probably never heard of

How plastic bottles that get turned into textiles are transforming the fashion industry

This cruise line just became the first to eliminate plastic water bottles

Samsung will replace plastic packaging with eco-friendly materials

The world’s big plastic makers want more recycling so they can keep pumping out plastic

Take off for the world’s first passenger flights without any single-use plastic

127 countries are now working to ban single-use plastic