What's the point of doing laundry with non-toxic soap if it still produces loads of un-recycled plastic waste?

New legislation would require polyester clothing to have a label warning about shedding in the wash.

Finally, green shoe design is reaching mainstream levels.

But there's a strange loophole for biodegradable plastics, which we know aren't much better.

One design attempts to deal with the problem of plastic bottle caps -- which often get discarded rather than recycled.

The dead ones washing up on beaches are "just the tip of the iceberg."

Sylvia Earle won the 2009 TED prize for her presentation on oceans, and this year got her Mission Blue project up and rolling to create marine preserves. Earle's wish was that we all use all the means at our disposal to tell the story of oceans in

Plastic waste has been diverted from the city's shoreline to create a cost-effective, green space alternative.

We have lots of waste plastic and not much use for it, so why not use it instead of asphalt or concrete?

If you live in a home without electricity and few or no windows, it's always incredibly dark inside, even at high noon. Isang Litrong Liwanag (A Liter of Light) is a sustainable lighting project that is trying to help people

Companies will do anything to protect their brand – maybe even redesign packaging.

Of all the places to take action on marine litter, this one makes the most sense.

Called 'First Light,' this now-famous event at Ontario's first European-built settlement is a special experience for the whole family.

Lost in the woods near a stream, with some empty water bottles, wire, plastic plates, and a stepper motor, *and* you need to charge your smartphone? Try this.

Petrochemicals are becoming increasingly important to the oil industry as cars go electric.

These photos reveal the horror of our disposable, consumerist culture and how it's ruining the most beautiful places on Earth.

It's not an 8,000 mile journey across the Pacific Ocean, but it's still pretty cool.

No more plastic bags means a return to old-fashioned ways of packaging and carrying goods -- not necessarily a bad thing!

On the first of this month, Hawaii became the first state in the U.S. to put a plastic bag ban into effect.

No detailed guidelines, no legally binding requirements, and a misplaced focal point are a recipe for failure.

You are going to hear a lot about this. It makes everybody's problems go poof. Just don't mention the CO2.

The ban on buds (swabs) is expected to reduce Scotland's marine plastic pollution by 50 percent.

Knowing where trash comes from is the first step in figuring out better, more sustainable solutions.

A new investigation by Greenpeace delves into the ongoing environmental devastation caused by our recycling habits.

By next year at this time, all straws in SF will be made from paper, bamboo, wood, metal or fiber.

Artist Kebreab Demeke's colorful, functional sculpture is among around a dozen projects examining the meaning of 'the good life' on display at an exhibition in Berlin.

The dumpster full of glowing garbage out front of Switzerland's Gewerbemuseum sets the stage for what's inside -- an art exhibition of works both poignant and comical, all made from discarded plastic bags.

India's capital city has taken a strong stand against plastic pollution, but now it needs to convince its residents.

The state of Maharashtra, home to Mumbai, collected nearly $6,000 in fines this past Sunday from businesses that haven't gotten rid of banned plastics yet.

Many people swear by the value of periodically fasting for a day or a couple days at a time. Science backs them up

Scientists have named a new marine ecological community, the Plastisphere, comprised of, you guessed it, plastic -- and all the organisms that now call ocean plastic home.

Last night, the Encinitas, CA City Council Natural Resources Committee voted to draft a ban on plastic bags, which may include a fee for customers use of any single-use plastic bags and paper bags as reported on

Image via: Project Kasei on Flickr Project Kaisei, the mission to research and figure out just what the heck we're going to do about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, made it to the Gyre just a few days ago. Their results: yep, there's a lot of plastic

Here is the secret for the most delicious, cheapest, and least wasteful lasagna you can make.

Think we are cutting back? They are just getting started, and we are going to be buried in the stuff.

Research reveals that rivers deliver up to 4 million metric tons of plastic debris to the sea every year, with up to 95% coming from just 10 of them.

The levels were so high that scientists are revising up their estimates for global marine microplastic pollution.

Ladies and gentlemen, we've finally reached peak TreeHugger.

A report found that bottles have surpassed bags and straws when it comes to prevalence in freshwater rivers.

The fast food chain will also take old plastic toys and melt them down for repurposing.

The limited edition pieces are designed to give plastic waste a second life.

The prime minister also mentioned holding companies responsible for the packaging waste they create.

Unfortunately, people like the slogans a bit too much.

A Canadian scientist wants us to rethink our approach to plastic and challenge the colonial system that produces it.

Slow, incremental changes are more effective than trying to do it all at once.

The big question is how well will it be enforced and what alternatives are currently readily available.

This company proves that plastic waste can be a valuable resource.

They may sound progressively eco-friendly, but a new Greenpeace report explains why they're not.

Paper or plastic bags: which is better? It's an age old question, when it comes time to check out when grocery shopping: paper bag or plastic bag? It seems like it should be an easy choice, but there's an incredible number of details and inputs hidden

In what is said to be a first for automakers, Ford is developing foams and plastics using captured carbon dioxide, which could be integrated into the company's vehicles within five years.