Switching to biodegradable plastics could slash toxic pollution by more than a third and dramatically reduce global waste by ...

Major health risks linked to plastics emissions set to soar by 2040 - A new study has highlighted the extensive health issues ...

The effects of plastic on the three planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution: scientific knowledge is still patchy and unevenly distributed. The United Nations ...

The adverse health impacts associated with emissions across the full life cycle of plastics could double by 2040 unless ...

Plastic pollution exacerbates the impacts of all planetary boundaries, including climate change, ocean acidification and biodiversity loss, a new paper shows. Ahead of the final negotiations of the ...

Paul Antoniadis is CEO and Executive Chair at good natured Products Inc, one of North America’s leading eco-friendly packaging companies. As someone deeply entrenched in the packaging industry, I've ...

With microplastics and nanoplastics present all over the globe, Northeast Ohio researchers overview human and animal studies ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Plastics permeate every facet of modern life, from the packaging that protects our food to the components in our smartphones. This ubiquity, however, comes at a steep ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will establish a Roundtable on Plastics that will provide a forum for examining issues associated with national efforts to reduce plastic ...

Adverse effects on health due to emissions from the world's plastics system, including greenhouse gases, air-polluting ...