Just as people were beginning to breathe a sigh of relief, thanks to the Trump administration’s rollback of onerous climate policies, the United Nations is set to finalize a legally binding Global Plastics Treaty.
WATCH NOW: Vice President Harris is flip-flopping on yet another issue: banning plastic straws.
Plastic bags were an alternative to paper bags, which were considered bad for the environment as they resulted in forests being chopped down.
The law of unintended consequences is brutal.
The program will run from October 1-26 and is part of a larger initiative to cut marine plastic waste in the country by 70% by 2025.
Crude oil is virtually useless, unless it’s manufactured into usable products for societies and economies by the hydrocarbon processing industry.
Plastics are a free dinner for life on Earth so it was just a matter of time before microbes evolved to eat it.
Tomato waste can also be used to make biodegradable bioplastics.
Scientists believe they have uncovered a means to convert old, discarded bottles into vanilla flavoring using a genetically engineered bacteria -- a technological breakthrough that could help tackle the growing problem of plastic waste.
What's really going on in the Pacific?
According to a study performed by Tel Aviv University, “environmentally friendly” cutlery like utensils and plates made with bioplastics are actually posing a threat to marine species.
Some creative options for dealing with plastic waste are in the offing.
Conservationists in the Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve in Veracruz, Mexico, have found a unique way to encourage macaws to begin safely mating once more.
Asia puts the majority of plastic in the ocean, but a helpful solution might now be in hand courtesy of some hard work being done in the Land of the Rising Sun -- Japan.
Patrick Moore, co-founder of Greenpeace, now dedicates himself to uncovering the many frauds perpetrated by the organization he helped form.