In the U.S. alone, about 4 to 5 billion plastic pill bottles are thrown away each year. That’s enough plastic to circle the Earth multiple times. While they might seem harmless, these bottles ...

ST. LOUIS – For 45 years, the St. Louis Cardinals fan base has come to love their mascot, Fredbird. Now, he is in the running to make history. It was announced Monday morning that Fredbird is ...

This is what the data says about plastic bag bans. Plastic bag bans have been popping up across the country for the past decade, but a lawmaker in one state is looking at walking back the law ...

About 75 percent of the deaths were in Asia, the Middle East and the Pacific — reflecting growing concern about the amount of plastic proliferating in developing countries. “We think of ...

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ST. LOUIS — A familiar face at Busch Stadium is up for the Mascot Hall of Fame. Fredbird, the Cardinals' mascot since 1979, is in the running for induction into the Mascot Hall of Fame.

YORK, ME ‒ A local ban on plastic straws, stir sticks, and utensils will take effect May 18, even as an executive order signed earlier this year by President Donald Trump takes aim at paper straws.

a board-certified Beverly Hills-based plastic surgeon Here, Linda and her son open up to PEOPLE about the experience When Linda Truesdale was ready to finally undergo cosmetic procedures ...

Advocates, citing the threat of rising plastic waste to human and environmental health, say the timing for the bills is ripe given rising health concerns about microplastics and the passage of ...

Imagine a giant wood chipper, for plastic. Goodwill Industries in London has installed just such a machine, called a plastic granulator, which turns plastic donations that can’t be repurposed or ...