The Government of Canada is taking steps toward eliminating plastic pollution in Canada, including potentially banning or restricting certain harmful single-use plastic products, where warranted and ...

Plastic pollution and marine litter have emerged as pressing environmental challenges of our time, impacting the health of our ocean and ecosystems. With the relentless production and disposal of ...

EAST MOLINE, Ill. — Every day, plastic shipping pallets roll down the assembly line at Green Current Solutions at its East Moline facility. Tammy Becker started the operation in 2019 with her ...

Green Current Solutions is turning plastic in our waterways into shipping pallets that its founder said are much more durable than typical wooden pallets. Texas Conservatives Want a California ...

He won the Edward J. Meeman Award for Environmental Reporting. Polylactic acid (PLA), a plastic substitute made from fermented plant starch (usually corn) is quickly becoming a popular alternative ...

A growing body of research suggests that plastics (such as the takeout container kind) and chemicals used to create them, called phthalates, increase heart disease risk by causing inflammation and ...

Tottenham have reason to be wary of their Europa League semi-final second leg against Bodo/Glimt, despite their two-goal advantage. Spurs have travelled to Norway with a 3-1 lead from last week ...

Plastics get a bad rap most of the time, so it's refreshing to see the industry getting some positive attention. The Economist magazine kicked off the trend last month with a package of stories ...

For years, the plastics industry’s narrative about recycling has been falling apart. Research and media investigations have revealed that it doesn’t make economic sense and that petrochemical ...

YORK, ME ‒ A local ban on plastic straws, stir sticks, and utensils will take effect May 18, even as an executive order signed earlier this year by President Donald Trump takes aim at paper straws.

More information: Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates can encode functional plastic-degrading enzymes that allow survival on plastic and augment biofilm formation., Cell Reports (2025). DOI ...