New research has detected high levels of flame retardants in some toys, kitchen utensils and other household items made from recycled black plastic. But the potential health effects remain unclear.

ATLANTA — Former patients of an Atlanta doctor allege in a series of lawsuits that he botched plastic surgery procedures leaving them with permanent scarring and injuries. Dr. Harvey “Chip ...

Since dolphins and humans inhale similar plastic particles, dolphins may be at risk for the same lung problems. As top predators with decades-long life spans, bottlenose dolphins help scientists ...

By Hiroko Tabuchi Scientists have found plastic pollution almost everywhere they have looked. In clouds. On Mount Everest. In Arctic snow. Now, for the first time, tiny plastic particles have been ...

have partnered to acquire a majority stake in black-owned Tropic Plastic and Packaging Industry (Tropic). The transaction for an undisclosed sum will see the existing management team of Tropic ...

Final negotiations for the first-ever United Nations treaty on plastic pollution are due to take place at the end of November. The latest treaty draft states two major objectives: to end plastic ...