The world dumps 2,000 truckloads of plastic into the ocean each day. Here’s where a lot of it ends up Photographs and video by Edu Ponces/RUIDO Photo Story by Angela Dewan, CNN Published April ...

Only 5 to 6% of plastic waste produced in the U.S. is actually recycled. A new report accuses the plastics industry of a decades-long campaign to "mislead" the public about the viability of recycling.

Background: Early estimates of ocean pollution left open questions. The 2015 study was one of the first comprehensive research efforts to tally up how much plastic ends up in the ocean. But there ...

Researchers evaluated data on ocean plastic and estimated the total number of pieces in the ocean is 170 trillion—and rising. Try to imagine the number 170,000,000,000,000—that’s 170 ...

Plastic-eating bacteria could combat pollution problems, scientists hope A bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a new study finds.

Plastic pollution talks make modest progress but sidestep production curbs By Valerie Volcovici April 30, 202412:05 PM PDTUpdated April 30, 2024 ...