This year’s theme is “Beat Plastic Pollution,” and like other themes along the way is a repeat of an emphasis, first in 2018, ...

“Castaway” runs through April 6 of next year at Harvard‘s Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology. The Peabody‘s Ilisa ...

The tiny pieces of plastic scientists call microplastics are everywhere. They sit at the bottom of the sea, mix into beach sand, and blow in the wind. They’re also inside us. Last October ...

Policies for managing plastic debris are outdated and threaten the health of people and wildlife, say Chelsea M. Rochman, Mark Anthony Browne and colleagues. Last year, 280 million tonnes of ...

Plastics can be difficult to recycle. Could a recently discovered enzyme help? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary. Plastic pollution is a problem we’ve discussed ...

Not generally collected from households for recycling. However, mixed plastic recycling is expected to be under way within five years. PP Polypropylene Soup pots, margarine tubs, most bottle tops, ...

Garrett Clark was 14 when he first picked up a club. He was invited to play a six-hole par-3 course with his neighbor in Kansas City. “I hated every minute of it,” he says, “but we happened ...

Global plastic sales hit $712 billion in 2023, with a growth forecast of 3.4% annually through 2028. ExxonMobil, a key player, expanded its propylene production, diversifying from oil to plastics.