Finding good, cheap low-waste candy is hard. U.N. negotiations taking place next month could make it easier.

And if they are—should someone do something about that?

It’s modeled on carbon offsets. It has a lot of the same problems.

Meanwhile, it has yet to ban plastics industry lobbyists from the talks.

New York is one of a few states trying to cut through the industry’s decades of misinformation. But more sustainable plastic probably just means less plastic.

The industry knew decades ago that recycling was never viable in the long term, and now we’re all being poisoned by its product.

We know enough about microplastics to be worried. RFK Jr. should not be the only candidate with a plan to fight them.

The petrochemical industry is obstructing a global treaty to reduce plastic pollution.

The same day Earthshot awarded $1.2 million to start-up Notpla and its petroleum-free seaweed packaging, negotiations to curb plastics production failed miserably.

The annual carnival along the Gulf Coast was canceled this year due to the pandemic. Here’s how to make it more eco-friendly.

Fossil fuel companies, facing plummeting oil demand, are pouring their resources into plastics. A new report suggests that’s foolish.

Ditching plastic will help many marginalized people, too.

Replacing plastic straws with plastic lids won't clean up the ocean. But that's not really the point.

Throwaway culture and puritanical stigmas are holding women back from adopting a cheaper, more environmentally friendly menstrual product.

Cleaning up the ocean will require an international agreement on par with the Paris climate accord.

In his new book, "Junk Raft," Marcus Eriksen discovers a sea filled with tiny particles of harmful plastic.