plastic

Scientists Have Created a ‘Super Enzyme’ That Breaks Down Plastic Six Times Faster

09.30.20

By Varsha Rani
Pulse

‘Furious’ Thai Minister Orders Park Trash Shipped to Littering Visitor

09.18.20

By Anthony Esguerra
Over a Billion Metric Tons of Plastic Could Take Over the World by 2040

07.29.20

By Miran Miyano
You Can Soon Get Your Whiskey in Recyclable Paper Bottles

07.14.20

By Satviki Sanjay
It’s Raining Plastic, Researchers Say

06.16.20

By Satviki Sanjay
Pulse

Stop Throwing Your Gloves and Masks in the Recycling Bin

05.06.20

By Alex Lubben
As Coronavirus Spreads So Does Single-Use Plastic. Here’s What That Means for Our Environment

04.22.20

By Shamani Joshi
Food

Coronavirus Panic Is Undoing the Anti-Plastic Bag Movement

04.01.20

By Jelisa Castrodale
Tech

We’re Now Harvesting Crabs to Make Plastic

02.13.20

By Madeleine Gregory
Tech

It’s Not Just the Oceans: Our Air Is Filled With Microplastics, Too

01.22.20

By Becky Ferreira
Coca-Cola Refuses to Give up Plastic Bottles Saying Customers Still Want Them

01.22.20

By Shamani Joshi
China to Phase Out Single-Use Plastics by 2025

01.20.20

By Lia Savillo

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