And these costs come not just in dollars and cents but also through various health threats linked to plastics — including ...

Scientists say global warming can accelerate the spread of microplastics, which threaten the health of people, plants and ...

A new study from the University shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in the first ever global plastics pollution inventory. University of Leeds ...

We've all heard about plastic pollution clogging our oceans and littering our landscapes. But here's something that might ...

Plastic pollution is everywhere. It's clogging drains, creeping into farmland, and even ending up in the food we eat. In hopes of doing something about it, leaders from around the world recently met ...

This November, our governments face a historic moment to tackle a pressing global challenge. A UN treaty to end plastic pollution will enter its final round of negotiations in Busan, Republic of Korea ...

Delegates from more than 170 nations are gathered in Busan this week to hammer out the details of what could become the world’s first treaty paving the path to end plastic pollution. The fifth and ...

With the Philippines now ranked among the world’s top plastic polluters, the government is betting big on nuclear technology ...

New research has found that even small amounts of plastic can be deadly to seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals. While previous research has established that plastic can lead to mortality in many ...

Plastic cups and discarded fishing nets carelessly thrown into the sea have become the most lethal 'shadow killers' for ...