A new cardboard design by three New York teenagers, inspired by kirigami, could help make plastic-free shipping a reality. It ...

For years, researchers have been documenting the environmental impact of microplastics, and now, they're emerging as a human ...

Much of the U.S. uses single-stream recycling, where plastic, glass and paper go into one bin. Here’s what happens to that ...

Researchers document a multi-faceted global snapshot of the environmental aspects and trends surrounding single-use plastics in a review article. The researchers state that the largest area of ...

The millimeter-thick paperboard behaves just like plastic; it's strong, transparent, shapeable—and can hold boiling water.