Ahead of the UNEP-hosted World Environment Day, here’s a closer look at what plastic pollution is, why it’s such a problem ...

"Hawaii is on the frontlines of the plastic crisis, as the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre collects marine debris and delivers [it] to our shorelines—this is debris from countries across the Pacific, ...

An analysis of the global plastics industry shows that only 9.5% of plastic was made from recycled materials in 2022. Almost ...

Kane was struck by the high concentrations of microplastics found in the sediment, especially because Whittard Canyon is so ...

Arkansas researchers are pushing for a multi-tiered approach to tackle the plastic pollution crisis on Earth Day 2025.

In this short documentary, follow youth advocate Zuhair Ahmed Kowshik from Bangladesh as he navigates the high-stakes ...

Eleven-year-olds Aiden Crewe and Alastair Metson, and Euan Butler and Vibhu Vajpayee, both 10, discovered that they all wanted to help remove plastic from the oceans. So, they worked together to ...

Plastic is everywhere — and yet some people may be surprised at how much they actually wear. A typical closet is loaded with ...

It’s discouraging to hear, as The News’ Mackenzie Shuman reported ... As a solution to reducing plastic pollution, recycling has proved virtually useless. Only about 5% to 6% of plastic ...

Additionally, by reducing your share of plastic waste and its impact on pollution and the climate crisis, you would also be ...

As plastic pollution in the world's oceans reaches critical levels, recently published research reveals how artificial ...

A recent study has made a new discovery that claims that microplastics have been found in human ovarian follicular fluid for the first time. This raises concerns about how these tiny plastic particles ...