Plastic bag bans may not be the best way to keep plastics out of the ocean, argues Todd Myers. (Jay Karr/Island Packet) We don’t want plastic in the ocean. Most plastic degrades slowly, and we have ...

A German startup has unveiled a new means of recycling plastic that could go a long way toward solving our global plastic waste problem. According to ChemEurope.com, Munich-based Radical Dot has ...

Judith Enck has spent her entire career working to protect public health and the environment. Enck took the helm of New York’s oldest environmental organization, Environmental Advocates NY, soon after ...

People walking the streets of downtown Petaluma, California, started seeing something new on the sidewalks in summer. Alongside the usual trash cans and recycling containers were large purple bins ...

Ralph welcomes Judith Enck (founder and president of Beyond Plastics, whose goal is to eliminate plastic pollution everywhere) to discuss her new book “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save ...

This is viewer supported news. Please do your part today. Judith, can you take us through your kitchen and tell us what you did, since you’re so concerned about plastic? JUDITH ENCK: Sure. The kitchen ...

America generates 40 million tons of plastic waste a year — and it can't be recycled.

With Donald Trump announcing plans to bring back plastic straws because he doesn't like paper ones, attention has turned to the potential public health risks of the move. The Republican president is ...

When US President Donald Trump vowed to end the "ridiculous situation" of paper straws with an executive order recently, he ...

If we want safe water in New York City, we can’t “plastic bottle” our way out of the problem. NYC can lead with solutions that protect both our health and planet from toxic plastic pollution. You’ve ...