A new study by the University of Portsmouth shows that plastic items make up more than seven in ten pieces of litter recorded ...

When I finally got up the energy to reduce plastics in our toy collection, I found that it was easier than it appeared.” ...

From balloons to wrapping paper, everyone tends to produce more waste this time of year. We asked two scientists for tips on ...

Discover the urgent environmental problem of ocean plastic pollution in this insightful video. Starting with scientific ...

Volunteers collected nearly 24,000 pieces of trash across 59 locations in national parks — revealing the prevalence of ...

Discover the shocking truth about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) and the real culprits behind ocean pollution. This video dives deep into the massive accumulation of plastic pollution in the ...

How Louisiana’s Black communities are fighting to survive in a battle where every breath, every drop of water, and every patch of land is at stake.

For the average person, trying to avoid plastics can feel overwhelming—and maybe pointless. Our writer asked two experts how they navigate our plastic-filled world. While research into the health ...

Increased toxicity from plastic pollution in a warmer climate is highly likely to be affecting whole ecosystems, with potentially disproportionate impacts on ap ...

Beneath the ocean’s surface, bacteria have evolved specialized enzymes that can digest PET plastic, the material used in bottles and clothes. Researchers at KAUST discovered that a unique molecular ...

As plastic waste clogs rivers, kills marine life and threatens human health, many leaders of countries, communities and forward-looking companies are working on ways to stem the tide of plastic ...

Today, the Council adopted the regulation on preventing the loss of plastic pellets into the environment, following a provisional agreement with the European Parliament. The new regulation aims to ...