Many measures have been initiated to reduce plastic pollution in Norway. Only a few of them will lead to extensive change and ...

Nobody wants plastic pollution. That doesn’t mean poorly considered and heavy-handed governmental actions are the solution.

The UN's environment chief insists that a landmark global treaty tackling plastic pollution remains achievable, despite talks ...

Plastic pollution is a big problem for our oceans and although in recent years, people have started cutting down on plastic consumption, as we have realized the effects plastic pollution can have on ...

A class at a Utah high school is doing something about growing concern about microplastic pollution and turning it into ...

Scientists discovered that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a finding that researchers hope could be a promising answer to combat one of ...

For animals, the physical properties of plastics may lead to harm such as blocked intestines. Animals are also injured when the plastics they ingest release the chemicals they contain. Some marine ...

Plastic pollution is a growing crisis that the world has to face, but Julian Brown's new 'Plastoline' might actually serve as ...

Plastic may well be a useful everyday item, but its careless disposal in oceans and inland waterways is a pressing global ...

In 2023, Republican state lawmakers slipped a provision into the state budget prohibiting local governments from banning ...

Microplastics have been detected in increasing levels at Lake Tear of the Clouds, the highest source for the Hudson River.

The vape industry insists the ban has worked. The chairman of the Independent British Vape Trade Association, Marcus Saxton, ...