Scientists say agreement must cover extraction of raw materials and pollution that blights seas and land
A binding global treaty is needed to phase out the production of “virgin” or new plastic by…
In its latest environmental commitment, New Zealand has announced a ban on the majority of single-use plastics by 2025.
The new measure builds on the country's 2019 decision to phase-out plastic…
There is now so much ocean plastic that it has become a route for invasive species, threatening native animals with extinction
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Researchers at the University of Michigan (U-M) have developed a new approach to tracking microplastics in ocean waters, anywhere in the world, on a daily basis. This relies on satellites from the…
For more than five years, Gloria Majiga-Kamoto, a 30-year-old Malawian environmental activist, has waged a David v Goliath battle against some of the country's largest plastic manufacturers to bring…
Production of chemical could help make recycling more attractive and tackle global plastic pollution.
Plastic bottles have been converted into vanilla flavouring using genetically engineered…
ExxonMobil is the world's single largest producer of single-use plastics, according to a new report published today by the Australia-based Minderoo Foundation, one of Asia's biggest philanthropies.
20 firms will account for most of the addtional 70 million metric tonnes of polymer churned out in the next four years.
The world’s biggest manufacturers of single-use plastic are set to increase…
In a historic move, Chile's legislature has unanimously passed a plastic regulation law that advocates say will reduce the country's plastic waste by more than 23,000 tons every year.
The new law…
The omnipresent plastic is rife in dust, rice, placentas and tap water, but experts say it’s hard to untangle whether it’s harmful to humans.
As much as the idea might be unpalatable, all of our…
Turkey has become the latest destination for British plastic waste, which ends up dumped, burned or left to pollute the ocean, a Greenpeace investigation has found.
It's not just the big rivers, the small ones also contribute to the problem.
The global plastic problem just got more complicated. In a new study, researchers found nearly 80% of the plastic…
An insufficient supply of potable water in many countries, mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa, has given rise to a new plastics economy driven by the increasing popularity of water sachets.
More than 30…
Twenty companies are responsible for producing more than half of all the single-use plastic waste in the world, fuelling the climate crisis and creating an environmental catastrophe, new research…
The charge will be extended to all businesses, previously it only applied to those with 250 employees or more.
The single-use carrier bag charge will increase from 5p to 10p and extend to all…
Fragments being blown across continents and threatening ecosystems, researchers warn.
Plastic particles in the air are being blown across continents by the wind, interfering with natural ecosystems …
Plastic pollution isn't just a threat to non-human life like turtles and whales. It's also a major environmental justice problem.
That's the conclusion of a new report released Tuesday from the UN…
In his latest deep dive for Last Week Tonight, comedian John Oliver took on plastic pollution and, specifically, the myth that if we all just recycled enough, the problem would go away.
Nanoparticles found in foetal brains and hearts, but impact on human health is as yet unknown.
Tiny plastic particles in the lungs of pregnant rats pass rapidly into the hearts, brains and other…
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