For anyone left with mountains of boxes and wrapping paper after opening their gifts, a state-run app can help sort out ...

Microplastics are minute particles made out of plastics that have embedded themselves in our natural environment.

Plastic packaging and recycling company ALPLA has opened a new 90 000 m2 recycling plant, following an investment of €60-million, in Balito, KwaZulu-Natal. From next year, the company says, the ...

The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC5) for a Global Plastics Treaty ended without a treaty, and member States have agreed to meet again for what could be the final ...

Modern society has a big problem when it comes to plastic -- and it's contributing heavily to pollution and climate change.

with many companies and people choosing to ditch plastic straws in favour of paper ones. But are paper straws really the eco-friendly alternative they claim to be? Chung Shan-shan, the director of ...

Black plastic kitchen utensils aren't as toxic as the erroneous paper made them seem—but it still isn't a bad idea to replace ...

New research published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Science and Technology offers evidence that microplastics are ...

New research published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Science and Technology offers evidence that microplastics are ...