The environmental watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition appealed to national and local candidates for the May 12 midterm elections to cut down on their use of plastic campaign materials, particularly ...

South African young scientists are set to showcase their innovative research on the global stage, competing in the environmental science and computer science categories at this year’s International ...

A groundbreaking study has found one of the highest concentrations of deep-sea litter ever detected at the deepest point of the Mediterranean Sea. At such a critical moment in US history, we need ...

Ten kilometers off Mityana road, down a dusty, unmarked path, The Observer team made its way to the Buyala landfill, a site ...

Watchdog Group Appeals to all Candidates to Tame the Tsunami of Cadmium-containing Plastic Waste 12 March 2025, Quezon City. ...

Rather than being a source, the ocean appears to be a sink, in which 15 percent of all airborne microplastics are deposited.

Current methods to recycle plastics often use expensive catalysts, harsh conditions and produce toxic byproducts. New process converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks, which can be recycled ...

A new study shows that microplastics facilitate antimicrobial resistance, even without the presence of antibiotics.

B, Circle of Blue In mid-December 2020, a month before he left office, President Donald Trump quietly signed the Save Our ...

Do not flush wipes. Experts say doing so can cause problems for fresh water, marine life, your plumbing, and more.

The researchers will immerse plastic films in freshwater samples (taken from a canal in Lowell) and expose them to ...