Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ditch the plastic water bottles — and six other ways to reduce your plastic consumption. (Getty Creative) There’s no way to stop ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Globally, we’re producing around 400 million metric tons of plastic each year. Nearly half of that is single-use: everything from ...

More than 400 million metric tons of plastic is produced annually, and only a small fraction is recycled. The rest ends up in landfills, or leaks into the natural environment, which is impacting ...

We're surrounded by plastics and other synthetic chemicals. Are you aware of these less obvious sources? Many common kitchen items contain hidden plastics or plastic-like materials, from coatings to ...

It has always perplexed me that single-use plastic constitutes about 40% of global plastic production, yet conversations ...

Great question Jessica! We use lots of plastic in Australia and it’s frustrating to find out how little is recycled. I work at a university with a team trying to find new ways for people to use less ...

On August 19, a coalition of environmental groups and state lawmakers called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to put in place tougher rules to reduce plastic pollution in the oceans and across California's ...

There’s no way to stop our planet’s plastic consumption entirely; that genie is already out of the (plastic) bottle, and it will take government and private sector intervention to make a major ...