For the average person, trying to avoid plastics can feel overwhelming—and maybe pointless. Our writer asked two experts how they navigate our plastic-filled world.

University of California, San Diego researchers found that more than 8 million tons of pandemic-associated plastic waste have been generated globally, with more than 25,000 tons already in global ...

Consumers cut up plastic soda can rings before putting them in the trash because they know they could end up in the ocean. But what if that waste did not have to be harmful to the sea turtles and ...