In a win-win for the environment and the local economy, a new World Bank-funded program in India will help restore vital ...

Seven states have adopted Extended Producer Responsibility laws to make companies pay for their plastic. One industry leader ...

"The findings paint a concerning picture of pollution patterns that directly threaten both marine ecosystems and the seafood ...

Plastic pellets, bio-beads and other microplastics are polluting coastlines around the world, with new research showing sharp ...

When Heather Hulton VanTassel went looking for plastic pellets in the Ohio River in 2021, she was simply trying to establish a baseline level of contamination. A new plastics facility was being ...

A research project based at Heidelberg University and Heidelberg University Hospital targets plastic particles and climate change as driving factors for the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in ...

With conventional waste management systems falling short, many scientists are turning to nature for innovative solutions to the issue of plastic waste. One promising avenue is microbial degradation: ...

Enacting a combination of four policies could reduce mismanaged plastic waste by 91% and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by about 37% third by 2050, according to a model created by scientists at the ...

Through The Mumbai Plastic Recyclothon by L&T and Project Mumbai, over 500 tonnes of plastic waste have been recycled into ...

Plastic is just about everywhere, piling up in streams, landfills, and even our bloodstreams and placentas. The United Nations agrees that something must be done, given both the excess of waste and ...

New York must pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act. Plastic pollution is impacting our environment and health. Microplastics and toxic chemicals used in plastic production are ...

In 2022, the United Nations Environment Assembly adopted a new resolution laying the first groundwork toward a new legally ...