Straws might seem insignificant, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade.

More than 390 million plastic straws are used every day in the United States, most for 30 minutes or less, according to ...

Jesus Cuevas, a Petgas technician, collects shredded plastic caps into a bag at a recycling ... Negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution concluded in Busan, South Korea in December ...

Polypropylene is found in everyday consumer products, including plastic food containers, cups, bottle caps, disposable bags ... a global treaty to end plastic pollution. NEA said the findings ...

When guests arrive at the Twin Fin, they are given a Mananalu aluminum water bottle with a reusable cap — instead of the usual ... of bottled water containers are made of plastic, creating major ...

A groundbreaking study has uncovered a startling link between microplastic pollution and premature ... of common plastics like PET (used in plastic bottles), PVC, polyurethane, and polycarbonate ...

(AP Video by Félix Márquez. Produced by Teresa de Miguel) Jesus Cuevas, a Petgas technician, puts plastic caps into a shredding machine inside a recycling center in Boca del Rio, Veracruz, Mexico, Jan ...

Every day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world’s oceans, rivers and lakes. Negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution concluded in Busan ...