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LONDON — Just 20 companies are the source of more than half of single-use plastic items thrown away globally, according to a study that highlights

India is set to impose a nationwide ban on plastic bags, cups and straws on Oct. 2, officials said, in its most sweeping measure yet

The Bommasandra-Jigani link road near Bengaluru’s Electronic City is dotted with sleek, glass-fronted offices of pharmaceutical, manufacturing and technology companies. But swerve into one of

Alchemy was the talk of the town in 15th century Europe. The who’s who of the scientific fraternity was hunched over tables trying to create

Martin Wagner was annoyed that his colleagues were always talking about microplastics in the ocean. It was 2010 and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch had

BIOPLASTICS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO PETROLEUM-BASED PLASTICS The development of bioplastics – plastics that are biodegradable and made of natural materials – provides businesses with eco-friendly alternatives

Tiny plastic particles also present a threat to creatures on land and may have damaging effects similar or even more problematic than in our oceans.