With tailored, evidence-based policies, the U.S. can relieve the burden on local and municipal governments, communities, and ...

As a species, our plastic consumption is pretty abysmal. We’ve reached record highs of plastic pollution, according to the EPA, contributing to landfills and waterways waste that will take hundreds of ...

Nations are meeting at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil to discuss climate goals, including reducing plastic production. Plastic pollution is a significant issue, with millions of pounds entering ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed several bills last month aimed at reducing plastic and polystyrene use. Two other bills environmental advocates say are important steps to improving reusable systems and ...

Two weeks after the state increased the fee for reusable plastic bags, lawmakers are considering competing legislation that ...

A study revealed that 7 grams of microplastics—the weight of a spoon—could be floating in our brains. This alarming fact sparked a personal journey for Local 4's Pamela Osborne to reduce plastic ...

With 174 million participants globally last year, Plastic Free July is the world’s largest plastic waste avoidance campaign. This award-winning behavior change campaign — now in its 15th year — ...

Microplastics are ubiquitous. Though you can’t see them with the naked eye, they’re found almost everywhere — in our food, our cleaning supplies and cosmetics, our water, the air we breathe — and ...

When tossing a load of laundry into the washer, the last thing on your mind is likely the amount of plastic washing out of your clothes or detergent. Yet, our clothing and the way we do laundry ...

Mayor Craig Greenberg is encouraging people in Louisville to make small changes towards reducing single-use plastic consumption. Greenberg launched the annual "Plastic Free July" initiative on Tuesday ...

PASAY CITY, Philippines, July 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The SM Group is firming up its commitment to reduce plastic waste as a shared responsibility across its business units. Led by its parent company ...