Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal ...

The world's oceans and waterways are littered with millions of tons of plastic pollution – but scientists in a study released Thursday say we should think twice before cleaning them up.. In fact ...

As plastic waste piles up in the world’s landfills, sewer systems and oceans, the United Nations has set a goal to reduce plastic pollution by 80 percent by the year 2040.

Plastic pollution is a growing issue that's impacting ecosystems globally. ... Seaweed is "kind of hot", said Wired, and a company in California is using it to make cellophane-like bags.

No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome ...

The U.S. and 174 other nations failed to agree on a new treaty to reduce the plastic pollution contaminating our environment, food, water, and even our bodies.

Much plastic waste produced is single-use or packaging. Due to the difficulty of recycling plastic, less than 6% is recycled. The rest is landfilled, incinerated, or in our environment.

Plastic pollution from the ocean. Image source: vladimirzuev/Adobe. As a plant-based material, its environmental advantages go beyond its composition.

Scientists have discovered a plastic-eating insect that could ... and is notoriously durable — polystyrene was notably targeted by a Biden Administration campaign to help reduce plastic pollution.

Washing household plastic containers in a dishwasher releases nanoplastic and microplastic pollution into wastewater, University of Queensland researchers have found. Dr. Elvis Okoffo from UQ's ...