Amazon is eliminating the use of the puffy plastic air pillows used in delivery boxes, joining other major companies that are cutting their plastic use. The company said it was shipping 15 billion ...

WUHAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 29: (CHINA OUT) A worker sorts used plastic bottles at a plastics recycling mill which is ceasing production as the global financial crisis starts to bite in China's recycling ...

Aldi isn't shy about food waste policies, having programs in place to deal with excess product. But when it comes to plastic, the big chain is still behind.

Americans, on average, toss out about three quarters of a pound of plastic each day, according to researchers at Oxford University. Most of that trash winds up in a landfill. As someone who loves ...

Single-use plastic has always been a concern of Caitlin Broadbent, a sustainability technician at King’s College London. Each month, researchers in the institute’s Drosophila fly facilities discard ...

Research has found that microwaving food in plastic for just three minutes can release millions of tiny plastic particles ...

The research team used a 'new chemical strategy' to create plastic that would degrade naturally.

Sharon Lockley has over 20 years of experience as an editor and writer and has been contributing to Food & Wine since 2019. Swap out single-use plastic wrap for a better and non-toxic option: Bee’s ...