Decades ago, we got into a bad habit. We got the idea in our heads that plastic was so cheap to make that it didn’t seem to matter how many plastic bags, bottles, drinking straws and countless other ...

How did toxic plastics become so pervasive? How do they endanger our health? And what can we do to address this crisis? Hear from Judith Enck, founder of Beyond Plastics. How did toxic plastics become ...

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 18, 2025 / For years, recycling has been built on promises. Promises that systems would scale, that quality would hold, that recycled materials could replace ...

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 18, 2025 / For years, recycling has been built on promises. Promises that systems would scale, that quality would hold, that recycled materials could replace ...

Transparent plastics used in packaging have turbocharged profits and reshaped consumer culture — but at a heavy cost to our ...

Enck's love for the environment was solidified by growing up near the Catskill Mountains.

California's attorney general sued ExxonMobil on Monday, alleging that the company had waged a "campaign of deception" for decades to mislead consumers and convince them that recycling was a viable ...

Plastics can contain thousands of different chemicals, many of them linked to cancer and reproductive harm, and many never tested for safety. Multiple studies are now finding these chemicals, along ...

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Cincinnati — Greg Janson recycles plastics. That's what he does. But this doesn't mean he likes the conditions he sees every day in the industry. And the challenges facing the business call for a new ...