Below is what residents in Oklahoma City and Yukon need to know about Christmas tree disposal. Starting Friday, Oklahoma City ...

The holiday season will soon come to a close, but the busiest time of the year for product returns is just beginning. The National Retail Federation estimates that 17 percent of holiday purchases will ...

Though product returns come with an environmental cost, consumers and companies are working to minimize the negative impacts.

It’s that time of year when an excess amount of wrapping paper is being cut, ripped, and thrown away, but is it recyclable?

Microplastics are turning up in oceans, soil, drinking water, and human tissue. Learn where they come from, why they matter, ...

Scientists invent process that converts plastic bottles into paracetamol, which is a common drugstore painkiller used in ...

Researchers say bisphenols, PFAS and flame retardants can still be present in some food packaging, and highly processed foods are contaminated by plastic chemicals on their route from a factory to a ...

A discovery led by the University of St Andrews has found a way to turn ordinary household plastic waste into the building block for anti-cancer drugs.

The recycling symbol on that container doesn't necessarily mean it can go in your curbside bin. Here's how to decode those plastic recycling numbers.

Microplastics can leach into food through various mechanisms, so what about the microwave? I asked a professor of public health and a toxicologist about the risks and how to nuke safely in 2025.

The surging tide of microplastics is already an environmental and health threat, but as the world heats up — driving increasingly extreme weather — it’s transforming them into “more mobile, persistent ...