Plastic

Trump and Xi greet a crowd of cheering people
Economy

As China restricts rare earths, Trump targets ethane in plastics manufacturing blow

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June 4, 2025
Your clothes are shedding millions of microplastics that clog water supplies every time you do laundry. Here’s how to fix it
Environment

Your clothes are shedding millions of microplastics that clog water supplies every time you do laundry. Here’s how to fix it

By Jennifer McDermott and The Associated Press
April 22, 2025
Microplastics are everywhere. Here are 5 ways to reduce your exposure
Health

Microplastics are everywhere. Here are 5 ways to reduce your exposure

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March 13, 2025
Tea bags and these 11 foods are likely exposing you to billions of microplastics
Health

Tea bags and these 11 foods are likely exposing you to billions of microplastics

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January 16, 2025
New Jersey bill targeting plastic packaging would require it to be recyclable or compostable by 2034
Environment

New Jersey bill targeting plastic packaging would require it to be recyclable or compostable by 2034

By Wayne Parry and The Associated Press
December 12, 2024
It’s time to hold corporations accountable for the plastics crisis—and the bill could exceed $20 billion in the U.S. alone
Commentary

It’s time to hold corporations accountable for the plastics crisis—and the bill could exceed $20 billion in the U.S. alone

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November 21, 2024
Man prepares eggs on a nonstick frying pan
Health

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals are everywhere. Here’s how to reduce your exposure

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November 9, 2024
Plastic Pepsi bottles in a bundle
Retail

Coca-Cola and Pepsi, two of the world’s top plastic polluters, just got slapped with a lawsuit alleging exaggerated recycling claims and downplayed health effects

By Jaimie Ding and The Associated Press
November 1, 2024
Governments have just 5 weeks to end plastic pollution. A global, binding treaty is the only solution
Commentary

Governments have just 5 weeks to end plastic pollution. A global, binding treaty is the only solution

By Ellen MacArthur and Christiana Figueres
October 21, 2024
ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods sits in a comfy chair in Qatar
Environment

California sues Exxon for ‘decades-long campaign of deception’ on plastics

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September 25, 2024
California Gov. Newsom signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores
Environment

California Gov. Newsom signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores

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September 23, 2024
A woman sifts through a mountain of plastic waste
Environment

The amount of plastic waste produced each year could fill NYC’s Central Park and reach as high as the Empire State Building

By Seth Borenstein and The Associated Press
September 4, 2024
woman drinking from plastic water bottle
Health

Microplastics are everywhere, but here’s how to reduce your exposure

By Matthew Griffin and Bloomberg
August 31, 2024
Natracare founder and CEO Susie Hewson.
Commentary

Toxic metals found in tampons have set off alarm bells—the kind I responded to 35 years ago when starting my company

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August 15, 2024
Nestle's CEO Ulf Mark Schneider looks on during a general shareholders meeting of Swiss food giant Nestle in Ecublens, near Lausanne, on April 18, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
Environment

Swiss giant Nestle has rolled back recycling targets and the difference amounts to the weight of 30 Eiffel Towers

By Dasha Afanasieva and Bloomberg
July 11, 2024

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