A chemically treated and filtered stool sample from Rick Smith awaits inspection under a microscope at a lab in Rochester, N.Y., this past February. Learn more in this video about Mr. Smith's ...

Oceans have become sinks for vast quantities of anthropogenic debris — the human-created litter we dispose of. This debris has been a growing concern for decades and is one of the most widespread ...

Scientists at the plastic technology center AIMPLAS are working hard to decrease our reliance on plastic. The team is "addressing this issue through innovative technologies such as physicochemical ...

Light House has released the Construction Plastics Initiative (CPI) Benchmarking Study, the first national effort to evaluate plastics.

In the basement of a UTA building, a steel wheel hums against asphalt. Water hisses, and you can hear it — the sound of a solution being put to the test. For years, the world has struggled to bury its ...

Caption: Chloé Dubois, co-founder of The Ocean Legacy Foundation, is pictured near piles of plastic waste found in the ocean that will be recycled in Richmond, B.C. Their non-profit, in operation ...