Drinking straws are one item that's days are numbered as Ikea vows to eliminate throwaway plastic products from its product range and in-store eateries.

Plastic can be super-useful in specific scenarios, but often it's just wasteful. Here's when you don't need it.

As the ban the plastic straw movement grows, we need to make sure those who really need them have access.

Dr. Sarah-Jeanne Royer at the University of Hawai'i discovered that plastic bags are contributing to global warming by giving off methane.

A study found that microplastics can be kept inside water-dwelling creatures, like mosquitoes, as they age.

The Dutch do it again with a new cycling path in the northeastern city of Zwolle that's made from old plastic bottles and packaging.

Why are regular citizens doing the work that should be done by the companies that make the disposables?

In a small sample, scientists have discovered microplastics in human poop, with every sample containing some. The most common were polypropylene and PET.

A new technique promises to turn plastic waste into clean, high-grade fuel.

Even remote places like the French Pyrenees can contain urban levels of microplastics.

There's microplastic all around us, and we're consuming it at astounding rates, according to several studies.

Many countries, states and municipalities are getting serious about reducing the use of plastic bags, utensils and containers.

New study reveals animals in ocean trenches are digesting plastic.

159 coral reefs were examined in the Asian-Pacific region, and 89 percent of those reefs were contaminated with plastics and disease.

A 2018 study found that microplastics are being introduced to the environment through fertilizers made through large-scale composting.

A research team working with an enzyme that eats plastic accidentally engineer it to make it better at breaking down PET.

Even the Great Blue Hole in Belize, one of the world's largest sinkholes, isn't immune to human pollution.

In the 2 years since the U.K. imposed a 5-pence fee, about a third of shoppers still use plastic bags. What price would change your habits?

These 3 changes in your paper towel, zipper bag and plastic bag habits will get you started on your way to using fewer of these products.

Organic supermarket chain EkoPlaza teams with an anti-plastic waste group to launch a supermarket aisle liberated from plastic packaging.

A study found that while plastic bag litter has decreased in the U.K. seabed, other forms of pollution have increased.

From Buckingham Palace to the BBC, British institutions are putting the kibosh on single-use plastic.

The Ooho 'water bottle' is a gelatinous blob that allows you to have your bottled water (minus the plastic) and eat it too.

Tomorrow's homeowners may print out everything from utensils to furniture with 3D printers — and they may not even need to buy raw materials. Instead, they co

'Golden Boy' star Theo James hates waste.

Plastic bag and film recycling can certainly come with a language barrier. Take this quiz to understand the vocabulary, and the world will thank you.

Plucking litter from canals while sightseeing is one of the more singular ways to spend a couple hours in the Dutch city.

New plastic PDK can be broken down at a molecular level and come back just as strong to be reused again and again.

​Nearly 10 percent of rocky surfaces on the island paradise of Madeira are covered in 'plasticrust.'

Microplastics were found in 90 percent of rainwater samples taken from Rocky Mountains.

Singer-songwriter, in collaboration with G-Star Raw, will create jeans made from plastic-based 'bionic yarn'.

Del Monte says their individually wrapped bananas are environmentally friendly. Others think Del Monte is bananas.

Take the pledge to go plastic-free on Feb. 21, which has been dubbed Plastic-Free Day.

The Freezycup popsicle mold makes it easy to make your own frozen treats without using a bit of plastic. It's a great product, if a bit pricey.

Another huge honor for the mushroom insulation wizards at Ecovative Design: Scoring the top prize in the 2013 Buckminster Fuller Challenge.

The supermarket giant also committed to lowering the amount of waste it produces.

Millions of black 'shade balls' float on the surface of reservoirs, slowing evaporation.

It may sound like a good idea for the environment, but refilling a plastic water bottle may not be a good idea.

Irish teen Fionn Ferreira won the 2019 Google Science Fair for removing microplastics from water.

Finnish researchers have developed a strong, flexible material from spider silk and tree cellulose.

Artist Asher Jay's "Garbagea" confronts us with our throwaway culture in this creative project.

Artist and teacher Ruganzu Bruno Tusingwire wins the first 10K prize at TEDxQuatar with his innovative recycling idea that helps kids in need.

British artist Richart Sowa has taken more than 100,000 plastic bottles and built an eco-friendly Mexican getaway powered by energy from the waves and the sun.

Video: Adventurer and conservationist David de Rothschild sets sail on Plastiki, a boat made out of 12,000 plastic bottles to help raise awareness about the Gre

From the grocery store to the great pacific garbage patch, this short will open your eyes and tug at your heart.

Follow the life of a plastic bag in a hilarious mockumentary -- complete with dramatic music and a narrator with a British accent.

A new short mockumentary follows a plastic grocery bag on its journey to the Pacific Ocean.

Before the plastic shopping bag can settle into a life of ease in the Pacific ocean it must first navigate its way past dogs, park rangers, and tree branches.

A new yogitoes bag made of used plastic bottles combines a reusable tote with a yoga mat sling. Reduce waste while greening your yoga practice.

Watch Van Jones as he lays out the case against plastic pollution from a social justice perspective.