For instance, a plastic bag from the grocery store can take up to 20 years to decompose. A plastic straw can take 200 years ...

In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It's now about 400 million tons—an increase of nearly 20,000%.

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

From your clothing to the water you drink, being mindful of microplastics can help reduce your exposure and health risk.

Corn chip bags are their first target. Polymateria, a British firm, is taking a different approach, developing chemical additives to help biodegrade any plastic—bio based or synthetic—more ...

Delhi government's Directorate of Education (DoE) has instructed all the government schools to phase out single-use plastics (SUPs), commonly used for serving food and beverages, following a directive ...

A plastic bag can take hundreds of years to decompose. If plastic ends up in rivers, lakes, seas and oceans, it can do a lot of harm, as wildlife can get tangled in it, or mistake it for food!

The global shift towards sustainability is fueling the growth of the compostable and biodegradable refuse bags market. With ...

The bags are partially made from environmentally ... container use in 2030 by 30% compared to 2017 levels. "Plastic doesn't decompose easily and harms the environment," says Sugiki Soya, a Lawson ...

"These plastic bags come in different sizes ... Halina said plastic is a material that does not decompose and, as such, it is the biggest contributor to environmental pollution.