Scientists are urging governments to act immediately on plastic pollution, warning that waiting for a binding Global Plastics ...

Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director, urges UNEA-7 to act boldly for a sustainable future, stressing that environmental ...

Scientists say global warming can accelerate the spread of microplastics, which threaten the health of people, plants and animals.

Plastic pollution from packaging could fall by 97% by 2040 if reuse and return systems are widely adopted, according to research reported by The Guardian.

Within 15 years, a garbage truck's worth of plastic could be entering our environment every second. Not every minute. Every second.

Negotiators working on a treaty to address global plastic pollution discussed a new draft of the text Wednesday that wouldn’t limit plastic production or address chemicals used in plastic products.

Microplastics were found in Antarctica’s only native insect, highlighting how plastic pollution has spread into remote land ...

A new study in the medical journal The Lancet estimates that global plastic pollution is responsible for health-related economic losses exceeding $1.5 trillion annually. Researchers found the ...

Dr Daisy Parihar [email protected] Humanity stands at a strange and dangerous crossroads. On one hand we celebrate ...

GENEVA (AP) — Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution are discussing a new draft of the text Wednesday that would not limit plastic production or address ...

GENEVA — Negotiators working on a treaty to address global plastic pollution discussed a new draft of the text Wednesday that wouldn't limit plastic production or address chemicals used in plastic ...