The Philippines produces 61,000 metric tons of solid waste daily, of which 24 per cent is plastic. Only a small fraction – at most 10 per cent – is recycled, with major leaks going into the marine ...

Have you ever wondered how many marine animals’ lives you save by cleaning up plastic from the beach? A new calculator will tell you. Ocean Conservancy’s new Wildlife Impact Calculator allows users to ...

A new Netflix documentary explores whether cutting out plastic can improve our health. But it’s hardly a perfect experiment. By Nina Agrawal In “The Plastic Detox,” a new documentary out Monday on ...

OCEANSIDE, Calif — Why bring your own toys to the beach when you could just borrow a toy? In September 2025, a wooden toy box was installed in Oceanside on The Strand, south of the children's ...

If you look closely at many of the people in President Donald Trump’s orbit, you might notice something familiar. Puffy lips. Overfilled cheekbones. Pixie noses. Known as “Mar-a-Lago face,” the bold ...

Bangladesh generates around 87,000 tons of single-use plastics annually, of which 96% are directly discarded as garbage. Due to lack of awareness, many people dump plastic waste at convenience, which ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Environmentalists in Virginia Beach are calling for the city to enforce a fee on single-use plastic bags in hopes of encouraging more reusable bag use. "It really is pretty ...

Environmentalists in Virginia Beach are lobbying for the city to include a fee on single-use plastic bags in order to encourage more reusable bag use in the city. Specifically, Lynnhaven River Now is ...

Matt Fuchs writes about science, health, aging, and well-being. His Substack is Prime Factors and he is a 2026-2027 Knight-Wallace Fellow. Matt Fuchs writes about science, health, aging, and ...

Beneath the ocean’s surface, bacteria have evolved specialized enzymes that can digest PET plastic, the material used in bottles and clothes. Researchers at KAUST discovered that a unique molecular ...

The recycled-content building products maker has cooperated with Plastic Beach to collect some 60 tons of plastic film. Since starting Plastic Beach in 2019, founder Matthew Clough has built what Trex ...