Plastics

Peanut is a notable example of how plastic pollution can harm wildlife — and how an individual animal’s story can be a powerful tool in promoting social change.

Could whale baleen filter microplastics out of water like they filter plankton? What if microbes could be engineered to create a plastic alternative? Scientists are asking these questions in St. Louis labs.

Microorganisms are an inspiration for Wash U researchers wanting to imitate plastic products — without the pollution.

St. Louis, St. Paul, Minnesota and Baton Rouge, Louisiana are the first three cities that are part of an effort to better track the amount and types of plastic garbage in the Mississippi River.

An effort is underway in the St. Louis region to recycle yard signs that are holdovers from election season.

Biologists at the University of Missouri have found that a chemical commonly used in consumer plastics could affect how a body reacts to and regulates…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 27, 2012 - Mark Harris and Dana Askew-Harris had an idea for a simple gadget that they would…