How did toxic plastics become so pervasive? How do they endanger our health? And what can we do to address this crisis? Hear from Judith Enck, founder of Beyond Plastics. How did toxic plastics become ...

Plastic bag bans may not be the best way to keep plastics out of the ocean, argues Todd Myers. (Jay Karr/Island Packet) We don’t want plastic in the ocean. Most plastic degrades slowly, and we have ...

You think you know about plastic pollution. You’ve heard about ocean gyres, you recycle diligently, maybe you switched to a reusable water bottle. But here’s what they haven’t told you: Two garbage ...

Judith Enck has spent her entire career working to protect public health and the environment. Enck took the helm of New York’s oldest environmental organization, Environmental Advocates NY, soon after ...

Reducing plastic use this year should be on everyone’s radar, although it won’t be easy. According to the United Nations, “humanity produces over 430 million tonnes of plastic every year – two-thirds ...

Scientists now estimate that around 8M tons of plastic waste pour into the ocean every year, forming swirling gyres of debris that behave like slow-motion tornadoes in water. These spirals of trash ...

This is viewer supported news. Please do your part today. Judith, can you take us through your kitchen and tell us what you did, since you’re so concerned about plastic? JUDITH ENCK: Sure. The kitchen ...

Ralph welcomes Judith Enck (founder and president of Beyond Plastics, whose goal is to eliminate plastic pollution everywhere) to discuss her new book “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save ...

When pickleball exploded in recent years as America’s favorite sport, the pastime came with collateral damage — plastic neon-colored balls piling up in landfills. More than 500 million pickleballs are ...

People walking the streets of downtown Petaluma, California, started seeing something new on the sidewalks in summer. Alongside the usual trash cans and recycling containers were large purple bins ...

With Donald Trump announcing plans to bring back plastic straws because he doesn't like paper ones, attention has turned to the potential public health risks of the move. The Republican president is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A major problem with plastic products is that they produce microplastics, tiny plastic fragments that can collect in the human ...