From single-use plastics to product packaging, learn how and why to cut your daily plastic habit.
There's No Such Thing as a Styrofoam Cup
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A Beginner's Guide to Plastic-Free Living
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It's Time to Ban Cigarette Filters
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Unexpected Species Are Colonizing Rafts of Plastic Debris in the High Seas
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Ocean Plastic Sees Staggering Increase Since 2005, Study Finds
Paper Straws
Scientists Create 100% Biodegradable Paper Straws That Don’t Get Soggy
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Home Compostable Plastics Are Too Good to Be True
disposable plastic fork on the ground
England Is Banning Single-Use Plastic Cutlery and Plates
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Scientists Used Lasers to Transform Plastic Into Tiny Diamonds
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The Unlikely Solution to Microplastic Pollution: Magnets?
High Angle View Of Garbage At Dumping Ground
'A Poison Like No Other' Makes You Think Twice About Plastic
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Recycling Is Beyond Fixing, So Let's Get Over It
Maybe two of those bottles, the clear ones, will be recycled.
Greenpeace Report Confirms That Recycling Rate Is Getting Worse
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Scientists Discover Surprising Remedy to Plastic Pollution: Caterpillar Spit
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What Are Phthalates? Definition, Examples, and Environmental Concerns
Removing Water Is a Simple Solution to Plastic Packaging Waste
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A Beginner's Guide to Plastic-Free Living: Part 2
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New Guide Helps Restaurants Reduce Plastic
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Plastic Recycling in the US Is a Fantasy—'It Does Not Work'
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10 Ways to Reduce Exposure to BPA at Home
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The Washed Ashore Project Turns Beach Plastic Into Gorgeous Sculptures
Collection of garbage in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Overview, Impacts, and Solutions
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Biodegradable Plastic: What You Need to Know
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Free the Ocean's Founder Hopes You'll Participate in Plastic-Free July
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This Plastic-Eating Enzyme Could 'Supercharge' Recycling
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LA County Bans Single-Use Plastic for Restaurants, Food Trucks, Cafeterias
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Get Single-Use Plastic Out of U.S. National Parks
Dandora rubbish dump, Nairobi
World Leaders Agree on Major Step Toward Treaty to End Plastic Pollution
Germany, Empty plastic bottles recycling
Scientists Use Stereochemistry to Create a Sustainable Plastic Alternative
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Microbes Are Evolving to Eat Plastic Pollution, Study Shows
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The Carbon Footprint of Plastic Is Way Higher Than We Thought
Consumer Prices Continue To Rise, Accelerating At Fastest Pace In Over A Decade
IKEA Assembles a Future Without Plastic Packaging
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8 Makeup Brands That Are Fighting Plastic Packaging
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What's the Environmentally Preferable Choice: A Real Christmas Tree or a Faux One?
A tv screen with content on it of someone throwing away a plastic bottle.
Research Aims to 'Flip the Script' on Single-Use Plastics in Hollywood
Vinyl: The Plastic Found in (Almost) Everything
Multi-color plastic bags crumpled up.
Can Plastic Bags Be Recycled?
Why We Should Ban Glitter, Just Like We Banned Microbeads
Caterpillar 'Plastivores' Can Eat and Digest Plastic Bags
What You Can Do to Reduce Microfiber Pollution
Why You Should Kick the Plastic Straw Habit
The Neuston Is a Floating Ocean Ecosystem, and Our Plastic Cleanup Push Could Threaten It
water bottles
Bottled Water Is 3,500 Times More Harmful Than Tap Water
Exxon
Undercover Tape: How Exxon Is Lobbying to Make Plastics the Norm
Pink used chewing gum spit out on the pavement
Is Chewing Gum Biodegradable? A Look at Its Ingredients
Ruochen Wu, a chemical engineering postdoctoral researcher working on the project
Microbes Can Transform Plastic Trash Into Edible Protein
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Could Cows' Stomachs Hold the Key to Recycling Plastic?
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Reusable Kitchenwares Aren't Always Best, Surprising Study Reveals
Plastic trash scattered on the beach at Jimbaran beach on January 27, 2021 in Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia.
Satellites Can Spy on Microplastics, Researchers Show
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Zero Waste Experts Share Thoughts on Plastic Free July
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Plastic Waste From Takeout Is a Big Problem—Here's What You Can Do About It
High Angle View Of Plastic Bags On Floor
Can Plastic Film Be Recycled?
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Chile Boldly Bans Single-Use Plastics
A worker sorts used plastic bottles at a plastics recycling mill
20 Companies Produce More Than 50% of the World's Single-Use Plastic Waste
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Is Bubble Wrap Recyclable?
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11 Easy Ways to Reduce Your Plastic Waste Today
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How to Freeze Food Without Plastic
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UK Supermarket Says No to Plastic Toys Attached to Magazines
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Australia Is Smart to Ban Biodegradable Plastics

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