Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

Researchers Produce Nanodiamonds Capable of Delivering Medicinal and Cosmetic Remedies Through the Skin Aug. 31, 2022 — A novel approach provides an innovative solution to overcoming two major ...

Final negotiations for the first-ever United Nations treaty on plastic pollution are due to take place at the end of November. The latest treaty draft states two major objectives: to end plastic ...

A rising tide of plastic waste is choking our oceans, threatening fragile ecosystems and killing sea life. While plastic has revolutionised our way of life since it was invented in the 1950s, the ...

For the past several years, I’ve been telling my friends what I’m going to tell you: Throw out your black plastic spatula. In a world of plastic consumer goods, avoiding the material entirely ...

Researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have discovered that CDA is the fastest degrading type of plastic in seawater – technically classified as a bioplastic – and with ...

Consumers want something to be done about plastic pollution. Recycling is something. Therefore oil companies, manufacturers ...

A new study finds a bacterium in this family can break down the plastic for food. Researchers also identified the enzyme the bacterium use to degrade plastic. The discovery opens new possibilities ...

Scientists discovered that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a finding that researchers hope could be a promising answer to combat one of ...

And you may need to be wary of plastic cooking utensils if you decide to cook at home. A new peer-reviewed study raises concerns that recycled plastic containing flame retardants, initially used ...

Among the plastic in your house might be an orange-colored hard laundry detergent bottle and a squeezable clear ketchup bottle. Come recycling day, you might put them on the curb in a blue bin or ...