A new study finds a bacterium in this family can break down the plastic for food. Researchers also identified the enzyme the bacterium use to degrade plastic. The discovery opens new possibilities ...

This year's summer winds washed thousands of plastic pellets ashore near ... of their claims that showed 9% of ultra-large ships had experienced container losses, compared to just 1% of smaller ...

(AP) — Russ Lewis has picked up some strange things along the coast of Long Beach Peninsula in Washington state over the years: Hot Wheels bicycle helmets with feather tufts, life-size plastic ... are ...

A new study found that black-colored plastic kitchen utensils and takeout containers, among other items, may contain cancer-causing chemicals. The study, published Tuesday in the scientific ...

Most of the world’s everyday goods and raw materials moved over long distances are packed in large metal ... shipping containers into the sea — releasing billions of plastic manufacturing ...

Ever wonder what to do with those empty plastic berry containers cluttering your kitchen? Before you feed them to the recycling bin, consider giving them a second life. A clever TikTok hack made the ...

Everyday items made of black plastic, including kitchen utensils, takeout food containers, and toys, can contain harmful flame-retardant chemicals, finds a new analysis. Chemicals in these ...

The unloading of hundreds of containers with imported coffee beans at East Coast ports has stopped due to the strike of portworkers, aggravating the tight supply in the largest coffee-drinking nation.

How the fence at this Māngere Bridge property looked late last decade when neighbours began to complain about it. The appearance has changed but Auckland Council has acted due to it being over ...