Seven states have adopted Extended Producer Responsibility laws to make companies pay for their plastic. One industry leader says it's time for federal action.

The first thing I think about every morning is my iPhone alarm. The second? Plastic pollution. I cofounded Grove Collaborative, a brand making consumer products more sustainable, so my notifications ...

Plastic is everywhere. From the food we eat to the air we breathe, tiny particles of plastic — also known as “microplastics” — can be found in almost anything. Not only does plastic cause real havoc ...

MIKE, BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH HEATHER. SO PART OF THE NEW YEAR IS NEW LAWS GOING INTO EFFECT. AND ONE OF THOSE SHIFTS IS RESPONSIBILITY OF PLASTIC POLLUTION FROM THE CONSUMER TO THE ...

More than 400 million metric tons of plastic is produced annually, and only a small fraction is recycled. The rest ends up in landfills, or leaks into the natural environment, which is impacting ...

Amazon shoppers should expect less plastic in their packages this year. The tech and e-commerce giant announced Thursday it was moving away from plastic air pillows — large tubes of inflated plastic ...

In the 70 years that plastic has been around, humans have created 9 billion tons of it -- most of which still exists. Are the existing strategies for tackling plastic pollution -- namely reusing and ...

Outside a Savannah, Georgia, apartment building on a recent evening, next to a food truck serving up po’boys, is a small box truck emblazoned with green leaves. Inside are wooden shelves of reusable ...