Science Daily

This plastic is made from milk and it vanishes in 13 weeks

Scientists racing to tackle plastic pollution have created a surprising new contender: a biodegradable packaging film made ...
news.ucsb.edu

How plastic pollution flows from rivers to oceans — and how to stop it

Community-led research from UCSB’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory spans three years, four continents and eight countries to reveal the scale of river plastic waste and offer solutions to stop it at ...
Food & Water Watch

Plastic Is a Huge Problem. Here’s How We Fix It.

How did toxic plastics become so pervasive? How do they endanger our health? And what can we do to address this crisis? Hear from Judith Enck, founder of Beyond Plastics. How did toxic plastics become ...
Los Angeles Times

We’re losing the race against plastic, but there’s a solution

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Within 15 years, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic could be entering our environment every second. Not every ...

This Japanese bag dissolves in water within minutes — Here’s how scientists made it!

Japanese researchers have developed shopping bags made from potato starch that dissolve in water and leave no microplastics ...
Los Angeles Times

How little plastic does it take to kill marine animals? Scientists have answers

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Just six pieces of rubber smaller than a pea can be fatal to seabirds, new research shows, revealing shockingly ...
NPR

Eating just a handful of plastic can be fatal for marine animals, a study finds

Candy wrappers. Balloons. Grocery bags. Every day, the equivalent of 2,000 full garbage trucks worth of plastic gets dumped in the world's oceans. Scientists have long known that plastic waste is ...