Have you ever stopped to think about what happens to those little orange pill bottles after you finish your prescription? Every year, around 200 billion of these bottles are produced worldwide, and ...

As the planet drowns in plastic waste, companies are devising bizarre alternatives, including stretchy seaweed, reverse vending machines and bamboo utensils, to save us all. Plastic waste often does ...

One of the biggest environmental issues in our modern world is plastic, which has become integral in the manufacturing of everything from electronics to furniture. Our reliance on plastic has led to a ...

We know that plastic pollution has become a major environmental and health issue across the planet, as much of the waste ends up in landfills, and sometimes, the ocean. “We call plastic a threat ...

WUHAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 29: (CHINA OUT) A worker sorts used plastic bottles at a plastics recycling mill which is ceasing production as the global financial crisis starts to bite in China's recycling ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Plastic has become the symbol of ocean pollution, but what if it's not the real problem? This video investigates the ...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably picked up on a growing anxiety around plastic pollution. What does all this plastic pollution mean for the health of people and the planet? And ...

That’s how Bradley Aiken of Portland, OR began his response to our call for reader questions about where their food comes from. “My weekly visits to the local farmers’ markets still find an ...