There might be a simpler way to combat the global plastics use problem. Modern society has has a big problem when it comes to plastic -- and it's contributing heavily to pollution and climate change.

Some of the strongest evidence comes from lab studies using animals as well as what’s already known about the damaging effects of chemicals added to plastics. A review of the data published ...

Managing Director of European Bioplastics Hasso von Pogrell noted that capacity for biodegradable plastics is expected to grow "disproportionally," with bioplastics increasingly taking up a larger ...

It is now expected that countries will reconvene next year to try and get an agreement, but Eirik Lindebjerg, global plastics policy manager at conservation charity the World Wide Fund for Nature ...

Audio, 26 minutesThe Climate Question Climate change and plastic - what's the connection? What does the failure of talks on a global plastics treaty mean for climate change?

In a study published in the journal Chemosphere in October, researchers from the U.S. and the Netherlands found brominated fire retardants (BFR) used to strengthen plastics for electronics in ...

Capital Power has agreed to sell a 49% interest in two of its Canadian wind facilities to Axium Infrastructure. The transaction, expected to be worth $340m, includes the Quality Wind facility in ...