With tailored, evidence-based policies, the U.S. can relieve the burden on local and municipal governments, communities, and ...

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 ...

A study published today in the weekly journal Science projects that at present rates the world's plastic waste will nearly double by 2050, imperiling waterways and seas already under threat. But ...

The Lancet: Plastic pollution is an underrecognised threat to health, experts warn as they launch a project to track plastics’ health impacts and monitor progress Ahead of the expected finalisation of ...

Scientists have developed a framework for measuring plastic emissions akin to the global standard for measuring greenhouse gas emissions. The approach boosts identification of the biggest contributors ...

World leaders are in Ottawa negotiating a treaty to end plastic pollution. The US, a major plastic exporter, says its a dealmaker but is under pressure to be more ambitious. Plastic production is on ...

You may have seen images of seabirds that have built their nests on discarded nets, lengths of rope and other plastic litter, or perhaps birds with stomachs full of microplastics. We also know there ...

Yaba College of Technology has unveiled its Plastogas Hub, a plastic-to-gas and upcycling facility designed to reduce plastic ...

Plastic pollution in Madagascar Mouenthias via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 If you organized the plastic pollution that entered the environment in 2020 in a line, it could circle the Earth ...

An estimated 52 million metric tons of plastic is spilling uncontrolled into the environment every year, according to a new study (Nature 2024, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07758-6). By weight, 43% of this ...

Plastic pollution is widespread across the Amazon Rainforest’s rivers, plants and animals, according to a recent study. Previous research suggests up to 10% of total plastics in the ocean arrive there ...

Our oceans have been experiencing a plastic crisis for decades. We have now reached a pivotal moment in ocean pollution, where the numbers are no longer abstract and time is running out to make an ...