Some 170 trillion pieces of plastic are floating on the planet’s oceans — and scientists revealed for the first time that it ...

Scientists from the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at Queen Mary University of London have developed a ...

The study reveals that ocean plastics will persist for over a century, emphasizing the critical need for improved waste ...

Plastic pollution in the ocean could remain on the water's surface for more than a century, a new study has found. Scientists from HR Wallingford, in Oxfordshire, and Queen Mary University created a ...

Every year humanity produces nearly 300 million tons of plastic. Only a fraction ever gets recycled. Most ends up in rivers, ...

Mayor Josefina Belmonte, a 2023 Champion of the Earth laureate, expounds her numerous efforts to tackle plastic pollution ...

With plastics breaking down into microscopic particles that enter the food chain, researchers are investigating how they may ...

Nobody wants plastic pollution. That doesn’t mean poorly considered and heavy-handed governmental actions are the solution. The primary concern regarding plastic pollution is ocean plastic pollution.

Nobody wants plastic pollution. That doesn’t mean poorly considered and heavy-handed governmental actions are the solution. This includes misguided bans on single-use plastics such as straws and bags.

A new study has identified Texas as the likely source for nurdle plastic pollution on Texas and Mexico beaches. The study was led by a University of Texas Marine Science Institute graduate student, ...

The harm of plastics on human health is well known, but what about their impact on the people living near the plants that ...