As global concern over plastic pollution intensifies, a growing share of the problem is tied not to where waste is discarded, ...

For the 2nd year, volunteers counted microplastic beads in and around waterways to put a number on the microplastic problem.

Thousands of tons of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year … from our mouths. Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers—similar to ...

Plastic recycling has been messy since China banned the import of solid waste in 2018, but the rise of alternative plastics ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Garbage, mostly plastic, collected en route to Mt. Everest is piled before it is sorted for recycling in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Sanjog ...

Plastic pollution reduces fishing revenues and threatens the livelihoods of thousands of vulnerable coastal families.

Days after talks on a new international treaty to curb plastic pollution collapsed, Sr. Patty Johnson was nonetheless feeling hopeful. Johnson was in Busan, South Korea, with three fellow Sisters of ...

The Philippines has relatively low plastic consumption compared with the global average, but it records high levels of ...

Twice a day, sirens sound at Cambodia's Chip Mong Insee cement kiln, warning limestone will soon be blasted from the karst mountain that overlooks the sprawling industrial site. White smoke billows ...

Researchers submerged LAHB films at a depth of 855 m near Hatsushima Island to test real-world deep-sea biodegradation. After 13 months, the LAHB plastic lost over 80% of its mass, showing its ...

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has stated that plastic pollution is fundamentally a waste management challenge, adding that the problem lies not ...

Plastic waste pollutes our oceans, food, even our bodies. This week, 175 countries are trying to create a treaty to reduce that waste. Nations such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, who produce fossil fuels ...