Plastic bag bans and fees have spread across the United States, and new research says they're doing a good job at cutting down on litter, although some rules work better than others. In ...

A major review finds plastic particles enter food through packaging, processing, and repeated use—explaining how they end up ...

Research reveals food packaging releases plastic particles. Microplastics contaminate common foods and drinks. Opening ...

In an article published in npj Science of Food, scientists led by the Food Packaging Forum show that the normal and intended ...

Step 1: Separating food waste. At the top of the landfill, workers pick through green waste spread across the ground, getting rid of plastic and other contaminants.

Microwaving steam-in-bag veggies, rice and other foods is a quick and convenient way to meal prep. You heat the bag for a few ...

Delaware House Bill 111, which would cut back on single-use food service items, will soon be discussed. Here's what to know.

The Problem With Plastic Bags. Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs ...

As a researcher with the Department of Fisheries Malaysia studying marine plastic pollution, I spend my days documenting a ...

Gently used reusable bags are collected, sanitized, and distributed to food banks, pantries, and directly to residents in ...

A shipping container full of empty industrial-sized fish food bags fell off a barge heading from Baranof Island to the landfill in Petersburg. Dozens of the plastic bags have washed up near Juneau ...