Climate change conditions turn plastics into more mobile, persistent, and hazardous pollutants. This is done by speeding up ...

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

Microplastics are already an environmental and health threat, but as the world heats up, they are becoming a much bigger and more hazardous problem, according to a new analysis ...

The ubiquitous plastic beverage bottle makes up about half of plastic waste collected for recycling in the U.S. Most recycled ...

In addition, the report revealed that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are likely to increase. Plastic-related GHG emissions are expected to surge by 58%, to 4.2 gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalent ...

UNICEF warns that plastic chemicals, particles and pollution can disrupt this development at multiple levels, potentially leading to lifelong health consequences ...

Despite clear evidence that plastic is clogging oceans and beaches and breaking down into microplastics that enter our bodies ...

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

A Berkeley mathematician has designed a new, easy-to-use interactive tool to help countries reduce harmful greenhouse gases ...

The 24th meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention (COP 24) concluded on Friday in Cairo with the ...

With plastic pollution accelerating faster than global recycling infrastructure can manage, NUTEC Plastics offers a ...

The United Nations, Global Environment Facility Small Grant and the Digital Peers international have collaborated to combat ...