The U.S. is among 175 nations haggling over a treaty to reduce the vast quantity of plastic pollution that ends up in our ...

A new study has identified flame retardants, which are commonly used in electronic devices, in many household basics where ...

Black kitchen utensils, food containers and toys are often made using plastics recovered from e-waste. Researchers say that's ...

WWF finds the new draft text proposed by the INC-5 Chair failing to meet basic requirements needed for a strong globally ...

Earlier this week, the mining magnate Andrew Forrest made headlines calling for a global "polymer premium"—or plastic tax—to ...

One point of agreement between plastics industry groups and environmental organizations is that neither side likes a U.S.

Is virgin plastic production vital or completely unsustainable?They are urging the treaty to cut plastic production by at ...

More than 85 nations, including all 27 members of the European Union, are making a last-minute push to include caps on ...

VPIRG is urging shoppers to avoid toxic plastic packaging products this holiday season. The agency reports that household ...

Countries are hammering out a document that aims to “end plastic pollution” by not only improving how the world handles ...

This week, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) is meeting in Busan, South Korea for the fifth and final round ...