Domestic plastic burning is prevalent in cities around the world, fuelled by poor waste management, survey finds.

Plastic is now becoming as much of a problem as it has been a solution. Some say the global plastic waste crisis has reached a critical tipping point, that the oceans are swimming with microplastics, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Trash litters the banks of Ballona Creek in Culver City, Calif., after a storm. Citizen of the Planet/UIG via Getty Images Plastic ...

The escalating environmental and economic challenges posed by plastic waste have spurred a diversity of research into advanced recycling technologies. This field encompasses a range of approaches—from ...

There might be a simpler way to combat the global plastics use problem. Modern society has has a big problem when it comes to plastic -- and it's contributing heavily to pollution and climate change.