The UK is still dumping waste on other countries, according to environmental campaigners who are calling on the Government to “take control” of the problem. Greenpeace’s Trashed report says UK plastic ...

Plastic pollution is among the world’s most pressing environmental issues, threatening drinking water, wildlife, food supplies and more. To address this multifaceted problem, UB researchers are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers developed a strong, recyclable cellulose plastic that dissolves in seawater, offering a new way to stop microplastic ...

The coming 10 days of talks involving delegates from nearly 180 nations follows a failure to reach a deal last December on how to stop millions of tonnes of plastic waste entering the environment each ...

Australia’s beaches are cleaner than they’ve been in a generation, thanks to a decade of determined action to curb waste. A national study led by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research ...

New research has brought to light a global plastic cycle that could haunt us for generations to come ...

Plastic has become part of everyday life, but its benefits come with a serious cost. Cheap, durable plastics accumulate in landfills and spread through soil, rivers, and oceans. Over time, they ...

Negotiators will take another stab at reaching a global pact on plastic pollution at talks opening Tuesday in Geneva but they face deep divisions over how to tackle the health and ecological hazard.