A small army of litter pickers say they are doing their bit to prevent a derelict leisure centre becoming a "permanent apocalypse theme park." Once famous for its lagoon pool and popular events, the ...

Plastic may well be a useful everyday item, but its careless disposal in oceans and inland waterways is a pressing global problem. Plastic pollution poses a significant threat to human health and the ...

A recommendation from two Washington State University economists that the state end its ban on thinner, single-use plastic bags because the law is doing more harm than good isn’t sitting well with the ...

A new scientific analysis published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials has focused on a problem that often goes unnoticed: the chronic effects of drinking bottled water in plast ...

Tim Keyes takes water samples from Lake Tear of the Clouds below the summit of Mount Marcy. The samples collected there in July showed nearly twice the concentration of microplastics as they did in ...

In this video, learn how to make a powerful water pump using a plastic bottle right at home with minimal effort. This DIY project is easy to follow and requires materials commonly found in your ...

Emma Stone's face was dissected from every angle during her latest appearance at Paris Fashion Week. The Oscar winner, 36, was among the many stars who attended the Louis Vuitton fashion show on ...

A piece of electrical equipment found in hundreds of thousands of homes across the UK could pose a safety issue, according to industry documents seen by BBC Scotland News. Every home has a small box ...

Bangladesh has a growing network of PET bottle recycling factories, but single-use plastics continue to be discarded and overlooked, clogging waterways and polluting rivers and the sea. Now, a factory ...

Colombo, October 2 (Daily Mirror) - The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has issued a new directive under Section 10(l)(b)(ii) of the Consumer Affairs Authority Act No. 9 of 2003, stating that traders ...

Shoppers in Washington state will soon pay more for disposable bags at stores as part of an ongoing statewide effort to reduce plastic waste.

Supporters and opponents testified in droves at a D.C. Council hearing on a plan to add a 10-cent fee to bottle and can sales that would be refunded when the containers are recycled. At a marathon ...