These 10 crochet doll patterns are precious. They are perfect to give as a gift. Any little girl would love to play with ...

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

I'm 31, single and just received a $10 million inheritance from a parent I didn't know I had — I have no idea where to start with this money. What should I do? Campaigning in this state 'could ...

Inside your refrigerator and pantry, plastic is everywhere ... that replacement compounds may be just as problematic. Such patterns have repeated multiple times throughout environmental health ...

Despite global concerns over the accumulation of plastic waste, the drive to produce new plastics shows no signs of slowing down. According to OECD data, the world’s annual plastic production ...

Scientists have developed a "self-digesting plastic", which, they say, could help reduce pollution. Polyurethane is used in everything from phone cases to trainers, but is tricky to recycle and ...

Plastic is all around us. Most of us use it every day. It’s a really useful material that has transformed all our lives, but unfortunately our used plastic is getting into the ocean. It can end ...

The supermarket chain Morrisons is raising the price of its reusable plastic bags from 10p to 15p as a trial and introducing a 20p paper version. The paper bags will be available in eight stores ...

Nobody puts baby in a corner. Residents in the English village of Rochdale are freaking out after a giant baby doll was erected in the town square, with some petrified pedestrians describing the i ...

On Tuesday, Australia takes another step towards reshaping its throw-away society. A range of single-use plastic, including straws, cutlery and micro beads in shampoo, will be banned in its most ...