Plastic is a product that is ubiquitous in today's society, says Sarah Morath, Wake Forest professor of law and author of the book "Our Plastic Problem and How to Solve It." ...

We can change how we think about plastic waste, effectively mining that plastic to keep energy and resources flowing through our economy and waste out of our oceans.

Since Jan. 1, when China stopped accepting the rich world's recyclable plastic waste, it's gotten a ton of criticism for worsening the already deep crisis of ocean plastic pollution. But China isn ...

Don’t despair about the plastic choking our oceans! Materials guru Mark Miodownik shows what’s to be done – and how we can all do our bit.