Long-term monitoring reveals that young Sable Shearwater birds are now swallowing far more plastic than in earlier years.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. As final negotiations for an international plastics treaty get underway this week in Busan, South Korea, scientists warn that the global plastics ...

Plastic pollution is widespread across the Amazon Rainforest’s rivers, plants and animals, according to a recent study. Previous research suggests up to 10% of total plastics in the ocean arrive there ...

Geneva — Negotiators working on a landmark treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution failed to reach an agreement during talks that extended into Friday in Geneva. Nations were meeting ...

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Current projected growth in plastic pollution will cause significant ecological risks, with certain pollution hotspots like the Mediterranean, the East China and Yellow Seas, and the Arctic sea ice ...

Plastics changed the world. In a little over 70 years since mass production began, the versatile material has seeped into every facet of our lives — from packaging, textiles, kitchenware and cosmetics ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Every egg case examined contained plastic particles, raising urgent questions about how ...

Panelists from environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the plastics recycling industry sought to find common ground during the Plastics Recycling Conference in San Diego on Feb. 24.

When you buy a bottle of Coca-Cola or a Snickers bar, the price probably doesn’t break the bank. But what if the true cost of the plastic packaging is taken into account at the supermarket checkout?

Working to stop harmful marine pollution at the source. © Troy Mayne / WWF The health, resilience and productivity of marine and coastal ecosystems is increasingly ...

Thousands of tonnes of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year … from our mouths. Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers – similar ...