Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plastistones, a new type of sedimentary rock that’s part-plastic and part-rock, has been found on at least five continents and 11 ...

Argentine scientists prepare soil before taking samples using native microorganisms to clean up pollution in Antarctica from fuels and potential plastics in the pristine expanses of the white ...

Volunteers gather at a beach, to clean up plastic litter at a Lagos beach. PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images Plastic pollution is a prevalent issue across the globe. Countries in Africa are no ...

Microplastics continue to infiltrate even the most remote parts of Earth. New research has identified tiny bits of plastic in the continent’s snowfall, likely arriving there from local sources, ...

In a first-of-its-kind investment from Dow Inc. on the African continent, the company has announced it has invested in Kenya-based recycling company Mr. Green Africa. “We’re fully committed to ...

The coastlines of Africa stretch across 30 000 km and are host to heavy industry, sprawling peri-urban settlements, in addition to tourism and shipping activities, all of which contribute to the ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Environmental activists are meeting in South Africa this week to press governments and businesses to reduce the production of plastic because it is harming the continent’s ...

Plastic waste in Kampala, Uganda. Omer Faruk Ozbil/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images By 2030, plastic waste is expected to double to 165 million tonnes in African countries. Most of this will be in ...