Barbie Daryl Hannah introduces decomposable "MyCelia Barbie" Thom Dunn

History The dark side of plastic: understanding the impact on our bodies, ecosystems, and the world Elías Villoro

halloween Making Halloween skulls from recycled plastic milk jugs Gareth Branwyn

pollution New study shows that hermit crabs get wicked horny at plastic waste (Update: HUNGRY, not horny) Thom Dunn

recycling The US exports its plastic waste. But now other countries are rejecting it. Thom Dunn

Environment Nature documentary on an invasive ocean species: plastic Andrea James

recycling Big Oil has been lying about plastic recycling since at least 1974 Thom Dunn

animation Cute 3D animated film "Selfish" has a serious message about plastic waste Andrea James

social media FTC cracks down on fake reviews Mark Frauenfelder

music Watch Devo play NPR's Tiny Desk Allan Rose Hill

asmr Bottle breaking ASMR is wasteful, but oh-so-satisfying Jennifer Sandlin

Science A brief history of the recycling lies told by the plastics industry Jason Weisberger

dystopia Microplastics found in every semen test sample in study Natalie Dressed

north korea "Suspected poo" in trash bags dropped on South Korea by North Rob Beschizza

pollution Fleece clothing a "serious pollutant"—it's made of plastic, after all Rob Beschizza

animal rescue Watch these rescuers save entangled seals Gail Sherman

capitalist killjoy Stanley water bottle madness grips America Jennifer Sandlin

science Earth now way outside "safe operating space for humanity," says new report Carla Sinclair

capitalism "Wastiary: A Bestiary of Waste" is a free ebook of critical essays and artwork about capitalism and consumerism Jennifer Sandlin

law New York ban on plastic utensils in food deliveries goes live Rob Beschizza