The study revealed that the behaviors prompted by the plastic bag regulations persisted even after the rules were no longer ...

MUROTO, Kochi Prefecture--An endangered leatherback sea turtle found dead in a fishing net in local waters here in June had swallowed two plastic bags, an autopsy of its stomach contents showed.

Plastic pollution is an ever-pressing concern for the health of our ocean ecosystems and their inhabitants, with estimates of ...

Mistaking plastic bags for jellyfish can lead to fatal blockages in their digestive systems. Leatherbacks are the ultimate ...

I was recently down in the USA, down there they put your groceries in clean sanitary plastic bags at no charge and if you buy ...

Deep-diving toothed whales wash up dead with stomachs full of plastic and prey alike. Their built-in sonar likely can’t tell ...

With tons of plastic leaking into our seas annually, these hard-hitting images show the devastating consequences plastics are having on marine ecosystems around the world.

With negotiations underway for a global plastics treaty, business leaders and scientists explain how we can stop the plastic ...

There’s a new black market boom coming via our nation’s frustrated shoppers, writes Peter Goers. Have your say. My heart, ...

Policies aimed at curbing the use of single-use plastic bags have sometimes accomplished the opposite of their intentions, a new study has found. When two Texas cities prohibited stores from ...

Plastic grocery bags are a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, and California is taking a big step up in tackling the problem. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a ...