Placing as much as possible in our recycling bins is great for so many reasons: it helps the planet, helps keep our home tidy ...

Researchers are looking for solutions, but industry experts say despite attempts to tackle the plastic problem, it's hard to ...

Make a few easy changes in your kitchen to help cut down on microplastic exposure — here's how to get started.

A former grocery store dietitian spills the truth about whether packaging makes produce last longer and taste better.

Interventions involving bacteria or fungi could help to sequester greenhouse gases, create more sustainable products and ...

Give plastic-wrapped herbs a miss and grow your own instead. Herbs and salad ingredients such as spinach, lettuce and kale ...

A very easy-to-use resource for finding safer cleaners is the EWG’s Guide to Healthy Cleaning. It independently analyzes top ...

Plastic straws, which do not disintegrate ... or “forever chemicals.” Smith’s solution? Skip the straw altogether. “I do my absolute best to not use them unless I really need to,” he said.

Dear Cindy: Merchant research groups have proven it over and again: Customers who shop with plastic spend about 30% more than ...

New process converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks, which can be recycled into new PET products or upcycled into higher value materials. In experiments, method recovered 94% of monomers ...

Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student who helped lead last year’s pro-Palestinian demonstrations, was detained by the Department of Homeland Security on Saturday. Photo: Jeenah Moon ...