The current administration continues to senselessly undermine efforts to reduce single-use plastics. But plastic never was and never will be disposable, and neither are the people it poisons. Plastic ...

A decade ago, a video of a sea turtle with a plastic straw stuck in its nostril went viral, spurring a wave of activism aimed at curtailing plastic pollution. The disposable plastic straw became the ...

Stuart on Monday repealed a ban on the commercial use of plastic straws, citing health concerns with alternative straws.

Convenience stores and fast-food chains will be obliged to charge for disposable plastic spoons, straws and forks from spring 2022 under legislation passed June 4 by the Diet to cut down on such ...

When Dr. Nicholas Fabiano broke down a recently published study that found human brains contain a plastic spoon’s worth of microplastics — higher concentrations than found in other organs — many of ...