It has always perplexed me that single-use plastic constitutes about 40% of global plastic production, yet conversations ...

It's easy to think of recycling as the solution to plastic pollution, but the vast majority of plastic waste now ends up in landfills, or worse.

As global concern over plastic pollution intensifies, a growing share of the problem is tied not to where waste is discarded, ...

Plastic recycling was sold as the answer, but new data suggests the system may be failing far more waste than expected.

Plastic is a product that is ubiquitous in today's society, says Sarah Morath, Wake Forest professor of law and author of the book "Our Plastic Problem and How to Solve It." The World Bank estimates ...

For decades, recycling plastic has been a losing game — too slow, too expensive, and too limited in scope. Most methods rely on high-heat extrusion and mechanical separation, degrading the material ...

Twice a day, sirens sound at Cambodia's Chip Mong Insee cement kiln, warning limestone will soon be blasted from the karst mountain that overlooks the sprawling industrial site. White smoke billows ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Plastic waste is an exploding global problem, with minimal recycling resulting in incineration as a common disposal practice. Shipments of plastic ...

The Philippines has relatively low plastic consumption compared with the global average, but it records high levels of ...

That empty plastic water bottle sitting in your recycling bin might have a second life ahead of it, one that involves ...

Drive anywhere in Dallas and it's hard to miss hitting a pothole. Whether a small divot or a crater shutting down two highway lanes, potholes epitomize a recurring theme of North Texas roads: the ...