As global concern over plastic pollution intensifies, a growing share of the problem is tied not to where waste is discarded, ...

Going completely plastic-free may be possible, but plastic is so woven into daily life that even the most committed ...

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Two substances in the saliva of wax worms — moth larvae that eat wax made by bees to build honeycombs — readily break down a common type of plastic, researchers said on Tuesday, in a potential advance ...

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal cleanups. Ever since their invention in 1959, plastic bags have become synonymous ...

(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 ...

A study has found that waste from the global apparel industry is leaking millions of tons of plastic into the environment each year—an overlooked pollution source which may be getting worse over time.

Humanity uses and abuses hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic a year because "it's so cheap", despite the huge cost of the pollution it creates, the head of the UN Environment Programme told AFP.

Despite the potential for irreversible negative environmental outcomes from plastic pollution 1, demand for plastic products — and thereby plastic waste in landfills, dumpsites and the environment — ...

The Philippines has relatively low plastic consumption compared with the global average, but it records high levels of ...

A new study shows that for every 3.6 pieces of litter caught by a Seabin, one marine animal is also trapped. By Carla Delgado Published Oct 31, 2022 1:00 PM EDT Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab ...

A key theme at this year’s United Nations Environment Assembly in Kenya is plastic pollution. It will be returning to a theme from 2018 World Environment Day. The evidence for the prevalence and ...