The negative consequences of plastic are everywhere and affect everyone. Microplastics are now found throughout our bodies, ...

Plastic pollution has become a major global environmental concern as modern societies rely increasingly on plastic products.

Plastic waste is no longer just an eyesore floating on the surface of rivers and seas. A growing body of research now shows that it is reshaping the chemistry and biology of water itself, creating ...

(Bloomberg) -- The final round of United Nations-brokered talks aimed at tackling plastic pollution opened in South Korea with deep divisions over the need to stem the rising flood of the material, a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Within 15 years, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic could be entering our environment every second. Not every ...

Plastic waste pollutes our oceans, food, even our bodies. This week, 175 countries are trying to create a treaty to reduce that waste. Nations such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, who produce fossil fuels ...

WWF, Greenpeace and Break Free from Plastic delivered almost 3 million signatures from over 180 countries demanding that governments make good on their promise to establish a legally binding global ...