A new green bin designed to tackle plastic pollution in our oceans has been set up in Weymouth. The town council teamed up ...

A NASA mission designed to study dust is now helping scientists track plastic pollution, from space. Climatologist Marina ...

Lab gloves contaminate microplastics research with stearate salts that mimic plastic signatures, creating false positives ...

Plastic pollution is one of the greatest threats facing our oceans today. Each year, over 8 million tons of plastic—ranging ...

Explore how responsible alternative materials and circular design can reduce plastic pollution and support people and nature.

Rivers carry plastic across continents, so scientists tracked its movement across continents too. A sweeping new UC Santa Barbara-led study spanning four continents and eight countries has amassed one ...

Plastic waste is projected to triple by 2060, with its use known to impact health and cause damage. It is a topic for world leaders meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, who this week have been discussing a ...

Scientists have discovered that the ocean’s “missing” plastic hasn’t vanished—it has broken down into trillions of invisible nanoplastics now spread through water, air, and living organisms. These ...

Negotiations on a global treaty on plastic pollution are being blocked by oil-producing countries and getting bogged down in a "dialogue of the deaf," sources at the talks told AFP on Thursday. Ten ...

A new mural is taking shape at the Topeka Zoo just in time for a new travelling exhibit coming in May.

Negotiations over a global plastic pollution treaty collapsed Friday as countries failed to bridge wide gaps on whether the world should limit plastic manufacturing and restrict the use of harmful ...

New York must pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act. Plastic pollution is impacting our environment and health. Microplastics and toxic chemicals used in plastic production are ...