Plastic has become the symbol of ocean pollution, but what if it's not the real problem? This video investigates the ...

As more countries ban waste imports, plastic waste generators like the US will need to find better solutions. A few states ...

Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues, thanks to the overwhelming rise in production of disposable plastic products. Plastic pollution is most visible in ...

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Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director, urges mobilizing finance, policy reform, and circular solutions to tackle plastic ...

A new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts and its partners predicts that plastic pollution will more than double over the next 15 years — the equivalent of dumping nearly a garbage truck full of ...

Plastic is a fact of modern life, but while plastic waste is causing huge damage to our environment, it can also be a valuable resource. Radiation technology is able to streamline plastic recycling.

Long before plastic existed, forests were already pulling pollution out of the air. Their canopies trap windborne particles and funnel them to the ground. This process is what scientists call the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A NASA mission designed to study dust is now helping scientists track plastic pollution, from space. Climatologist Marina Jurica ...

CHICAGO — Más de 40 millones de personas en Estados Unidos y Canadá dependen de los Grandes Lagos para su abastecimiento de ...

In the two decades to 2019, global plastic production doubled. By 2040, plastic manufacturing and processing could consume as much as 20% of global oil production and use up 15% of the annual carbon ...

The Plastic Pollution Assessment Methodologies Suitability Toolkit (PLAST) supports users to identify the most suitable methodologies for assessing plastic pollution, based on the level of resources ...