Now, new research, published Friday in Science Advances, reexamines the U.S.’s role as a plastic consumer and concludes that the country has much more work to do at home to manage its waste.

In the U.S. alone, about 4 to 5 billion plastic pill bottles are thrown away each year. That’s enough plastic to circle the Earth multiple times. While they might seem harmless, these bottles ...

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 ...

While it’s generally OK to store food in plastic containers labeled with a 1, 2, 4, or 5, you should try to use glass. Plastic marked with a 3, 6, and 7 should be used minimally around food to ...

The U.S. Virgin Islands government is suing PepsiCo and Coca-Cola over the companies' alleged roles in the territory's "dire" plastic waste problem. The lawsuit claims the companies have deceived ...

On a remote Australian island renowned for its natural beauty, researchers have made a grisly discovery: Seabirds have ingested so much plastic they crunch when touched. The “harrowing ...

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.

Policies for managing plastic debris are outdated and threaten the health of people and wildlife, say Chelsea M. Rochman, Mark Anthony Browne and colleagues.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

Taylor Frankie Paul Reveals Which Person Had the Biggest Impact on Her in 2024 — and It's Not Who You'd Think (Exclusive) In a confessional, Taylor says the plastic surgery was more than she ...

This is what the data says about plastic bag bans. Plastic bag bans have been popping up across the country for the past decade, but a lawmaker in one state is looking at walking back the law ...

Imagine a giant wood chipper, for plastic. Goodwill Industries in London has installed just such a machine, called a plastic granulator, which turns plastic donations that can’t be repurposed or ...

a board-certified Beverly Hills-based plastic surgeon Here, Linda and her son open up to PEOPLE about the experience When Linda Truesdale was ready to finally undergo cosmetic procedures ...