Amazon is phasing out plastic from the envelopes, bags, boxes and cushioning it uses to ship items, swapping in paper-based ...

A trip to the grocery store often feels mechanical: you go in, grab your usual list of necessities, pack them up, then head home to unload. But the truth is, each decision we make inside the store ...

A practical guide from sustainability experts on reducing plastic at the grocery store and going zero waste at home.

Amazon is eliminating the use of the puffy plastic air pillows used in delivery boxes, joining other major companies that are cutting their plastic use. The company said it was shipping 15 billion ...

The federal government is suspending the planned export ban on single-use plastics due to tariffs and supply chain issues ...

The cleanliness of cutting boards is a long-debated food safety issue, given that both wood and plastic — the most common cutting board materials — can easily harbor bacteria. New research shows that ...

Land hermit crabs have been using bottle tops, parts of old light bulbs, and broken glass bottles as shelters instead of shells. Polish researchers studied 386 images of hermit crabs occupying these ...

Certain single-use plastics may soon be banned in the City of Santa Barbara. Items include small plastic water bottles, mylar balloons, plastic confetti, and other disposables that harm the ...

Researchers developed a plant based plastic that stays strong during use but dissolves safely in seawater, leaving no ...

WUHAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 29: (CHINA OUT) A worker sorts used plastic bottles at a plastics recycling mill which is ceasing production as the global financial crisis starts to bite in China's recycling ...

Microplastics can leach into food through various mechanisms, so what about the microwave? I asked a professor of public ...

Scientists are turning to milk proteins, starch, and nanoclay to create biodegradable plastics that break down quickly in soil. As concerns grow about damage to the environment and potential risks to ...