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." The World Bank estimates ...

There's Bandera, Biesenberger and Brandenberger. There's Eichengrün, Gerber and Haag. And there's Kanagawa and Sammet. Luigi Bandera, founder of Costruzioni Meccaniche Luigi Bandera SpA, Italy, and a ...

Every year, 400 million tons of plastic are produced worldwide, and every year, approximately 57 million tons of plastic pollution is created. And yet in November, the latest round of negotiations on ...

What springs to mind when you're asked to think of plastic chairs? Do you picture the ubiquitous lightweight, stackable polypropylene chair sold cheaply in hardware stores worldwide? Subscribe to our ...

Does trash belong in a museum? The creators of Archeoplastica think so, saying that displaying a range of plastic trash collected from waterways is a good way to connect with the public and help them ...

One man’s trash is a common coot’s treasure, at least when it comes to plastic. In Amsterdam, the birds have been constructing nests out of plastic food wrappers, masks and other waste for at least 30 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Environmental systems scientist at the University of Delaware. There has thus been no common “ZOPA” between the fossil fuel ...