Plastic production and consumption is out of control. We are being force-fed more plastic than we need and in a way that makes it impossible to responsibly manage. To this point, plastic producers ...

As global plastic production has ramped up in the last 20 years, so too has the concentration of these shredded, fossil fuel-derived polymers in human tissue samples. The findings are "pretty ...

This story is part of Planet or Plastic?—our multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic waste ... until the late 19th century, and production really only took off around ...

But over the years, as the production of plastic has grown, scientists have found alarming increases in microplastics in our brains. L.A. Times investigative reporter Susanne Rust has been ...

Plastic pollution is overwhelming our planet and all life on earth. Microplastics are contaminating our bodies, the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat. The production process is ...

Researchers from Tsinghua University in China said the rate of recycling had barely budged even as plastic production had exploded, presenting a "pressing global environmental challenge".

Author: In 1950, global plastic production was around 2 million metric tons. In 2020, according to Statista, total global plastic production was around 367 million metric tons—and that was a ...

Researchers from Tsinghua University in China said the rate of recycling had barely budged even as plastic production had exploded, presenting a “pressing global environmental challenge”.

Plastic accumulating in our oceans and on our beaches has become a global crisis. Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean ...

In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It's now about 400 million tons—an increase of nearly 20,000%. As a material, it has seemingly limitless potential. Plastic is ...