Tagged With Plastic

Investors are pouring billions into the alternative plastics industry — and these companies are racing to deliver

Samara Abramson, Mark Abadi, Amelia Kosciulek

A device invented by a 25-year-old is finally catching trash in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. It hauled 60 bags to shore to turn into new products.

Aria Bendix

Viral videos have terrified people into opposing Amazon's plastic packaging. Here's why they're wrong.

Rachel Premack

Meet the 2 Americans who were chosen from a pool of 140,000 people to spend 10 days on a mini-sabbatical in Antarctica with Airbnb this winter

Melissa Wiley

I spent a month cleaning diapers by hand and confiscating toys, and learned why it's nearly impossible to be a plastic-free parent

Eleanor Goldberg Fox

This company turns shredded plastic and clothing into new bottles for Pepsi, Evian, and Coca-Cola

Alexandra Appolonia

An 18-year-old has found a way to use 'magnetic liquid' invented by NASA to remove harmful microplastics from water

Aria Bendix

7 easy ways to reduce your use of plastics

Sarah Wells

Oil giants are pivoting to plastic, which could backfire amid a growing crackdown

Theron Mohamed

The West has been dumping tens of millions of tons of trash in Southeast Asian countries for more than 25 years — now they want to send it back

Alexandra Ma

Architects designed a fin-shaped skyscraper made entirely of plastic. It's inspired by the Tower of Babel.

Aria Bendix

Etihad Airways removes 95 plastic items – including cups, cutlery, dishes, headset bags and toothbrushes – from a long-haul flight

David Ross

A molecular biologist warns chemicals in plastic can seep into food and lead to major health effects like obesity, heart disease, and diabetes

Shira Polan, Clancy Morgan

A major chemical company is building roads made of recycled plastic. They have already stopped 220,000 pounds of waste from ending up in landfills.

Aria Bendix

Tiny plastic particles are polluting the deepest point in the ocean

Peter Kotecki

Australian businesses need to be environmental leaders -- and consumers are willing to spend

Business Insider with HP

The massive ocean cleanup device invented by a 24-year-old is spilling plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Aria Bendix, Peter Kotecki

Tackling the plastic problem means Australia needs to think much bigger than straws and shopping bags

Pete Shmigel, ACOR

These designers used 5 tons of plastic ocean waste to create a whale

Suma Hussien

This incredible animation shows what 80,000 tons of garbage in the ocean looks like

Uma Sharma, Shira Polan