While plastic pollution is an ongoing environmental concern, it can be difficult to raise awareness in fresh ways that engage ...

Delegates from 100 countries meet for last-chance talks to reduce plastic pollution Delegates from 176 UN member states, NGOs ...

As nations began a second week of negotiations Monday for a global accord to end plastic pollution, an artist heaped piles of plastic waste onto a large sculpture in front of the United Nations office ...

USC biomedical engineers have developed a novel, ocean-safe biocompatible material that eliminates the risk of microplastic ...

Hours after he was sworn in to a second term, Trump pulled the U.S. out of the landmark Paris agreement to combat global warming. The United States didn’t participate in a vote in April at the ...

In front of the UN headquarters in Geneva, a reproduction of Auguste Rodin's famous statue "The Thinker" is gradually being swallowed up in a sea of plastic waste. Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong ...

Plastic is a major contributor to climate change, as the primary raw materials used in its creation are coal, natural gas, and crude oil—all leading sources of harmful emissions.

In the study, which appeared in the journal One Earth, the scientists say that with plastic production projected to triple by 2060, "the most cost-effective and efficient way to prevent further ...