Wintering gulls at a protected lake in southern Spain are depositing an estimated 530 kg of plastic into the wetland each ...

Discover the latest findings from the International Marine Litter Research Unit as experts investigate how plastic waste ...

I was a junior in high school when the first World Environment Day (WED) was celebrated in 1972. Marked annually on June 5, it was established by the United Nations General Assembly and over the past ...

You've likely heard of microplastics, the ultra-tiny pieces of plastic that result from the degradation of larger plastics. But even as more people become aware of the problems they pose, microplastic ...

Tiny pieces of plastic, called microplastics, are showing up everywhere, even in the water in clouds, rain, and snow—and they ...

GENEVA (AP) — Negotiations to reach a major treaty to end growing plastic pollution around the world fell apart on Friday, with delegates in Switzerland adjourning with no immediate plans to resume.

Throwing your plastic bottles in the recycling bin may make you feel good about yourself, or ease your guilt about your ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released its National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution, which outlines opportunities to protect communities from the impacts of plastic production and ...

What long-term threats does plastic pollution have on the Earth, and specifically marine life? This is what a recent study published in Nature Sustainability hopes to address as a team of scientists ...

Trump Endangers the Handover of the UK’s ‘Last Colony’ The negative consequences of plastic are everywhere and affect everyone. Microplastics are now found throughout our bodies, mismanagement of ...

Correspondence from the Western Region At a time when plastic waste continues to choke cities and waterways, a new initiative from the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) is ...

MACH Engineering reports that industrial water pollution remains a significant issue in the U.S., with many businesses ...