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

Environmental ministers from 95 countries have called for a global treaty to address the planet's plastic pollution problem. ...

While climate change and plastic pollution are often discussed separately, the connection between them is far more dangerous ...

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

China emerges as the dominant contributor, accounting for 41.7% of all publications. This is followed by India, Mexico, the ...

The UN has estimated that more than 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced annually, with less than 10% being recycled.

Experts say global regulation must address plastic trade to curb pollution and tackle the climate, waste, and biodiversity ...

Recycled plastic pellets can release a hidden mix of over 80 chemicals into water, disrupting hormones and fat metabolism in ...

Nearly half a century of beach cleanups across America show that plastic bag bans reduce plastic bag litter washing up on our ...

State and local policies to regulate the use of plastic bags have significantly reduced how many of them are found littered ...

The country generates 1.1 billion pounds of plastic waste annually, Richard Adjei-Poku, the Executive Director of the Livelihood and Environment Ghana (LEG), an environmentally centred organisation, ...

Every minute, a rubbish lorry's worth of plastic enters the ocean. As World Ocean Day 2025 highlights, stemming the plastic ...