In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It's now about 400 million tons—an increase of nearly 20,000%.

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Water scarcity is a global crisis affecting billions due to increasing demand, climate change, and mismanagement.

We don’t want plastic in the ocean. Most plastic degrades slowly and we have all seen pictures and videos of marine life ...

At press time, the PW students were envisioning their reef as an on-campus art installation they hope will trigger awareness ...

Campen's brain study found that there are more traces of plastic in our brains than in our livers and kidneys. It turns out that plastics are attracted to fatty tissue. Campen says he doesn't do much ...

Ships and subs at sea are surrounded by billions of gallons of water, all of it undrinkable because of its high salt content.

Dancing is a favorite theme in recent high-profile advertising campaigns involving consumer products that rely on plastics, ...

Plastic pellets that tumbled into the sea when a cargo ship and tanker collided off the coast of the United Kingdom are now ...

Ogden City, in partnership with the Utah Rivers Council, offers discounted rain barrels to encourage water conservation.

We asked a chemical engineer and an environmental science professor if plastic cutting boards are safe. Shop non-plastic ...