Plastic recycling is a "failed concept" in the U.S., study says
Greenpeace USA blasted industry claims of creating an efficient, circular economy as "fiction."
Plastics
How this U.K. company is hoping to turn the vinyl industry green
Vinyl sales in the U.S. topped $1 billion last year for the first time since the mid-80s, but most records are made of toxic plastic. Marc Carey is working to change that.
California sets nation's toughest plastics reduction rules
Lawmakers say they hope other states follow suit, but environmentalists say the measure doesn't go far enough and business groups have concerns, as well.
Recycling plastic is a total bust, industry critics say
New research reveals that only 5% of plastic used in the U.S. is recycled. "It does not work," one expert says bluntly.
Study finds microplastics in human lungs, blood
Scientists from the Netherlands and the U.K. recently identified microplastics deep in the lungs of some surgical patients and in the blood of anonymous donors. Researchers say that it's possible to take in these particles through the air we breathe. Leigh Shemitz, president of SoundWaters, and Paul Anastas, director of the Center for Green Chemistry at Yale University, join CBS News' Lana Zak to discuss microplastics' impact on humans and what can be done to mitigate plastic pollution.
U.N. taking first step toward "historic" treaty on plastics pollution
Pact would target plastic pollution ranging from raw material phase to product design and use and disposal, including "epidemic" of plastic trash.
Co-pilot stabs pilot, tries to crash passenger jet en route to Israel, Netanyahu says
Christa Pike's execution can proceed, Supreme Court rules
Hegseth says he's cutting generals and admirals by 20%, ousting "woke"
Details emerge in case of former Cornell student alleging rape by frat members
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