Negotiators working on a landmark treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution failed to reach an agreement ...

In a significant leap forward for tackling the global plastic waste crisis, scientists in South Korea have developed a ...

Harmful to health and environment, filters increase cancer risk and cause plastic pollution. Time for a global ban.

A shipping disaster off the coast of Kerala, India, has left communities reeling as plastic pollution and economic fallout ...

Rivers carry plastic across continents, so scientists tracked its movement across continents too. A sweeping new UC Santa Barbara-led study spanning four continents and eight countries has amassed one ...

GENEVA — Delegates, experts, and stakeholders from 184 countries and 619 organizations are determined to finalize the treaty on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. They made this ...

Days after the U.N. global plastics treaty negotiations failed to produce an agreement, one of the world’s top contributors to plastic pollution has abandoned its plastic reduction and reuse goals.

Plastic waste in the ocean can break down into microplastics, which researchers measured near U.S. coastlines to study possible links to higher rates of diabetes, heart disease and stroke.

To minimize plastic waste and pollution, the United States should reject blanket bans and instead address root causes through innovation and the development of a circular plastics economy. Most ...

South Africa is enacting new rules against microplastic pollution, according to Smile.