Americans send 300 million pairs of shoes to the landfill each year. Wouldn’t it be cool if we could throw them in the compost pile instead?

Carryout and coffee will now come in something more eco-friendly than Styrofoam in Maine

The only major project promising to clean up ocean plastic isn’t working like it’s supposed to

Study finds we ingest more than 100 plastic microfibers from our polyester clothing per meal

After finding microplastics in our seafood, salt and drinking water, scientists have now confirmed there is plastic in our poop too

European Union votes to ban plastic bags, straws, cutlery, plates and carry-out containers across the continent

The nonprofit The Ocean Cleanup just launched a giant floating plastic trap, which they hope will cut the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in half in 5 years

With no good option for disposing of non-recyclable plastic food wrappers, Indian students have decided to send it back and let the manufacturers figure it out.

A tourist destination known as “Nature Island” passes the most comprehensive single-use plastic ban to date

This all-natural, food-based DIY glitter doesn’t pollute the ocean or harm sea life

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