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

A chemical commonly found in sunscreen could be making plastic in oceans even harder to break down, according to University ...

Plastics play a fundamental role in modern life, but their resistance to biodegradation makes them very difficult to dispose ...

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 ...

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.

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.

A group of scientists analyzing global data collected over the past four decades have found a "rapid increase" in ocean plastic pollution since 2005, according to a research article published in ...

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.

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.

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.