Plastic waste, especially polyethylene and polypropylene, makes up a staggering two-thirds of post-consumer waste glo ...

Bangladesh is to ban plastic bags at all markets. To get to grips with this idea we need the concept of Chesterton's Fence.

Don't through away those plastic bags! Reuse them, turn your old shopping bags into a cool new kite by following these instructions. Feed some string through a new straw (Leaving about 10cm either ...

A recent travel trend shows people enjoying a spirited cocktail before boarding, but they aren’t paying for it at the bar.

How much of our waste gets recycled really and are ‘sustainable’ plastic alternatives actually any better for the planet?

Ten years after California approved a plastic bag ban that’s been blamed for making its plastic bag problem worse, the state is banning single-use plastic grocery bags entirely. In 2014, California ...

Plastic is a wonderfully versatile and convenient material. It is also very cheap to make. Unfortunately, it is proving ...

Plastic grocery bags are a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, and California is taking a big step up in tackling the problem. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a ...

To the editor: Los Angeles passed a ban on supermarket plastic bags in 2013, which the state followed with its ban a year later, preempting L.A.’s ordinance. But the state version had an ...

There has been a lot of talk about plastic recently, but how much do you know about it? Take this quiz to see if you are on top of your plastic knowledge.

The new law, first announced in February, prohibits the importation, production, sale and use of plastic bags, which usually end up dumped as litter or buried in landfills. Environmental ...

California is banning single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and other retailers, after an earlier ban was blamed for making the waste problem worse. Here, a worker pulls a plastic bag from a ...