Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. As plastic production has skyrocketed over the past several decades, wealthy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But single-use plastic, in particular, is some of the worst stuff on (and for) the planet. If you're new to the sustainable living ...

Plastic has a lifespan of hundreds to thousands of years. From the very beginning, it poisons our environment and wreaks havoc on our climate. Plastic has a lifespan of hundreds to thousands of years.

Our planet is awash in plastic. This ubiquitous human creation has been found in the most remote locations — from the North Pole to Antarctica and from the highest slopes of Mount Everest to the ...

Plastic is useful because it is extremely durable. That is also the problem. The same polymer chains that give plastic its ...

Barbies have no choice but to live in a world full of plastic. Whether it’s their cars or their food, plastic is everywhere. However, more and more it seems like we face the same issue as these dolls.

A new report published in The Lancet issues a fresh clarion call: plastic pollution is a grave and growing danger to human and planetary health. As Ministers and diplomats arrive in Geneva for the ...

A new study shows that for every 3.6 pieces of litter caught by a Seabin, one marine animal is also trapped. By Carla Delgado Published Oct 31, 2022 1:00 PM EDT Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab ...