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California Gov. Newsom signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores
Environment
California Gov. Newsom signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores
By The Associated PressSeptember 23, 2024
A woman sifts through a mountain of plastic waste
Environment
The amount of plastic waste produced each year could fill NYC’s Central Park and reach as high as the Empire State Building
By Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressSeptember 4, 2024
woman drinking from plastic water bottle
Health
Microplastics are everywhere, but here’s how to reduce your exposure
By Matthew Griffin and BloombergAugust 31, 2024
Natracare founder and CEO Susie Hewson.
Commentary
Toxic metals found in tampons have set off alarm bells—the kind I responded to 35 years ago when starting my company
By Susie HewsonAugust 15, 2024
Nestle's CEO Ulf Mark Schneider looks on during a general shareholders meeting of Swiss food giant Nestle in Ecublens, near Lausanne, on April 18, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
Environment
Swiss giant Nestle has rolled back recycling targets and the difference amounts to the weight of 30 Eiffel Towers
By Dasha Afanasieva and BloombergJuly 11, 2024
A close-up of pieces of plastic that had been washed up on a beach
Health
America has a $250 billion problem: Microplastics have invaded our bloodstreams and may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke
By Carolyn BarberMay 5, 2024
Dow CEO: My company is a major plastic producer. We must end plastic pollution
Commentary
Dow CEO: My company is a major plastic producer. We must end plastic pollution
By Jim FitterlingApril 16, 2024
Lego CEO Niels B. Christiansen
Retail
Lego CEO promises to use more expensive, renewable plastic in toy blocks by 2032 – without passing higher costs on to consumers
By Christian Wienberg and BloombergMarch 18, 2024
Woman drinking water seaside after running at the beach.
Health
Bottled water could be putting tiny previously undetected fragments of plastic into your bloodstream and organs
By Coco Liu and BloombergJanuary 10, 2024
NYC scuba
Environment
NYC scuba enthusiasts are picking up trash off the ocean floor: ‘The best find of all time was an actual ATM machine’
By Bobby Caina Calvan, Ted Shaffrey and The Associated PressOctober 2, 2023
A man kneels down near a huge pile of shredded plastic.
Environment
Environmental groups see a Trojan Horse in big plastic’s plan to scale recycling efforts: ‘Nobody needs more plastic’
By Jennifer McDermott and The Associated PressOctober 21, 2022
‘Children can’t advocate for themselves’: American public schools have a massive plastic waste problem
Environment
‘Children can’t advocate for themselves’: American public schools have a massive plastic waste problem
By Hollie StephensOctober 10, 2022
The plastic elephant in Amazon’s boardroom
Commentary
The plastic elephant in Amazon’s boardroom
By Matt LittlejohnJune 16, 2022
Portrait of Jim Fitterling
Leadership
Dow CEO James Fitterling on the road to net zero for his plastics company
By Fortune EditorsJune 16, 2021
The struggle to make plastics more sustainable
Newsletters
The struggle to make plastics more sustainable
By Katherine Dunn and Alan MurrayMay 14, 2021
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