A CBS News investigation tracked plastic cups from Starbucks recycling bins to landfills and incinerators across the country.

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A summit many hoped would yield a landmark treaty to tackle a global plastic pollution crisis ended in disappointment after ...

During the late-night meeting, countries supportive of legal obligations to cut plastic pollution refused to accept a treaty ...

Countries have failed to reach an agreement to stem plastic pollution after a small number of oil-rich nations resisted ...

Scientists have discovered something concerning in the deep submarine canyons of Earth’s oceans, and it appears to be growing ...

Starting this summer, Oregonians across the state will begin to receive a standardized list of what can and cannot be ...

Microplastics, typically smaller than 5 millimeters, accumulate rapidly in the environment. Plastic products dominate global ...

Delegates attending the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiations Committee (INC-5) in Busan, South Korea leave the ...

Negotiations in South Korea for a global treaty on plastic waste stalemated over limits on plastic production and the ...

Negotiators at a U.N. plastic pollution summit in Busan, South Korea are pushing for a legally binding treaty that would set ...

The Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act rules were approved by the Environmental Quality Commission to reduce ...