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 ...

Remember the movement to eliminate plastic straws? While it hasn’t solved our massive plastic problem, it was a major stepping stone to changing the way the public thinks about single-use items. And ...

I’ve been wanting to cut down on plastic use in my daily life for a long time now. Not only is it wasteful — most plastic will stick around for hundreds and even thousands of years — but there have ...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — For most of us, July means fireworks, barbecues, beach days and vacation, but it’s also the month in which everyone around the world is called on to reduce our plastic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Shutterstock / Real_Life_photo Credit: Shutterstock / Real_Life_photo Most people are aware of the harm single-use plastic ...

Plastic bags will soon be a thing of the past for grocery stores in Solano County and the state, and residents say they like the idea – though it appears that some may have to make an adjustment.