Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers—similar to the plastic material used in car ...

In terms of our major sources of exposure, he said that microplastics are like “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in that they ...

The bill would place limits on single-use plastics at restaurants and hotels and ban thicker plastic bags at stores and ...

As convenient as they may be, plastic shopping bags are very destructive to the environment and Georgia is looking to solve the problem.

A new effort to ban the use of plastic bags has begun in the state Legislature. Rep. Maureen Madden, D-Tannersville, along with fellow Democrat Reps. Tarik Khan, Mandy Steele and Greg Scott, are ...

The team will develop two main products: a mulch film and an edible fruit preservation coating with the hope to replace traditional plastic films. The new green chemistry methodology that we developed ...

Deputies took a look — with the homeowner’s consent — and sure enough they found “a plastic bag containing a substance that tested positive for cocaine,” the sheriff’s office said.

(Web Desk) - Microscopic pieces of plastic in water have been linked to increased risk of physical and mental disabilities in worrying new research. Experts suggest tiny pieces of plastic, called ...

The day state officials handed Riley a large black plastic trash bag that smelled like lemon is seared into the former Oregon foster youth’s mind. “I will never forget my first trash bag ...

A KEEN recycler was shocked to be told binmen had refused to collect her waste as it contained the wrong kind of plastic. Alison James-Herbert was later contacted by her local authority and told ...

Truth proved that, overall, the cornerbacks and safeties were a mixed bag from week to week, though. Miscommunication issues boiled over late in the season despite the group allowing opponents an ...