A new analysis published in the journal Nature Sustainability has revealed the most common items polluting the world's oceans and it calls for urgent action to curb the flow of garbage into marine ...

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Activist and artist Benjamin Von Wong is bringing awareness to the Earth’s plastic waste problem with a giant faucet spewing plastic from the sky. Benjamin Van Wong's Benjamin Van Wong's The Toronto ...

When you think about takeout, your biggest concerns might be how greasy the food is or whether you remembered to ask for extra napkins. But new research suggests there may be more to consider than ...

I used plastic food containers for most of my life — they’re affordable and accessible at most of the grocery stores I frequent. But, in recent years I’ve learned more about the potential dangers ...

When a group of high school seniors teamed up with Ramapo College and the Paterson Museum to examine the use of bags — both single-use plastic and reusable — in northern New Jersey in 2018, they ...

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FORSYTH - When Ron Ingram was leaving for work early Monday morning, he discovered that the plastic garbage container he had wheeled to the curb the previous evening was nowhere in sight. "It was very ...

ZILLAH - Later this month, Zillah residents will see their old, small tin-can style garbage containers replaced with larger plastic ones with wheels that are easier to move. The change will cost ...