Most plastic labeled recyclable isn’t actually recycled. Instead, it usually ends up in landfills or as litter, breaking down into micro and nanoplastics that pollute oceans, soils, and food chains.

When you mention the word sustainability to someone, single-use plastics almost always come up in the conversation. For a few years, single-use plastics like straws and water bottles were a hot-button ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Shutterstock / Real_Life_photo Credit: Shutterstock / Real_Life_photo Most people are aware of the harm single-use plastic ...

We have adopted a disposable lifestyle in which around 50% of plastic is used once and then thrown away. Today, single-use plastics present some of the biggest environmental hazards because plastic ...

Northwest Baltimore native Fran Ngong is on a mission to eliminate single-use plastic pollution through her eco-conscious store, Fran’s Organic Bodycare and Apothecary (FOBA) Refillery. At FOBA ...

Adhesives expert Intertronics has released its Endurawipe™ Biodegradable 70/30 IPA Wipes, a new industrial cleaning wipe made from 100 per cent eucalyptus-derived viscose that breaks down within 12 ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Those small toiletry amenities guests receive at hotels may soon come to an end. Officials hope it’s a way to make Hawaii more eco-friendly and sustainable. “There’s an incredible ...

This week, New York City is hosting over 900 events dedicated to creating bold solutions to the climate crisis. Across all five boroughs, business leaders, politicians, climate activists, scientists ...

If your bathtub is leaking and water is everywhere, do you start mopping the floor or do you first turn off the tap?” That’s the question Toronto-born “artivist” Benjamin Von Wong poses through his ...