This was for the first time that the “end-of-life fate” of plastic around the globe, which had ever been manufactured, had been calculated. The authors did so by collating data on production, use, and ...

It was 1869, and something needed to be done. Albany inventor John Wesley Hyatt answered the call, molding together camphor, nitrocellulose, and alcohol under extreme pressure. His concoction, called ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research might make you rethink that gum habit. Chewing gum, whether natural or synthetic, contains plant-based or synthetic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When one thinks of Plastic Free July, the challenge to avoid all manner of plastic bottles, cups and containers likely comes to ...

Try to go an hour without touching something plastic. Come on, I dare you. The stuff is everywhere. Think about it. Everything from your toilet seat to the electronic devices you constantly use ...

Bottles and bags, food wrappers and straws. Piping, packaging, toys and trays. Plastic is everywhere — and yet some people may be surprised at how much they actually wear. A typical closet is loaded ...