Due to moisture, mildew in the bathroom can be quite common. There are shower curtains designed to protect against mildew ...

In the exhibition, Sauro put the real leopard fur coat next to an example of a faux fur made from synthetic fibers, likely an ...

But it isn't just plastic packaging that Europeans are throwing out in large volumes. With plastic waste generation growing annually, and recycling rates failing to keep up, Europe has a long road ...

Plastic littered across the world’s beaches can now be detected from space. Researchers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Australia developed a new satellite imaging ...

If you're in the plastic production business, you might just be praying for a Trump victory on Nov. 5. As countries prepare to jet off to Busan, South Korea, later this month to negotiate a binding ...

Modern chewing gum is primarily made with synthetic polymers like polyethylene and polyvinyl acetate, which are plastics ... biodegradable gum options. The plastic connection Today, most ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Ten states on Friday called on the U.S. government to go beyond backing production caps in a global plastic treaty, and support a pact that rejects "false" solutions ...

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch – a swirling trash mass three times bigger than France – is the most famous example, but Dr Guffogg said the increasing volume of plastic waste being dumped ...

And this plastic waste problem is escalating with the rise of e-commerce, which is expanding at an average rate of 20 percent a year worldwide. Global retail e-commerce sales were valued at €2.01 ...

If you have a black spatula in your kitchen, or other black plastic items around your house like takeout containers or children’s toys, they could contain high levels of toxic flame retardants.

Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that range in size from one micrometer, or 1/100 of the width of a human hair, to five millimeters, which is about the size of a pencil eraser.