The effects of plastic on the three planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution: scientific knowledge is still patchy and unevenly distributed. The United Nations ...

Plastic pollution exacerbates the impacts of all planetary boundaries, including climate change, ocean acidification and biodiversity loss, a new paper shows. Ahead of the final negotiations of the ...

"Everlasting Plastics" at SPACES Gallery probes our enmeshed relationship to plastic, its production and disposal.

In late October, a rare Gervais’ beaked whale washed up on a North Carolina beach. The 11-foot marine mammal had swallowed a plastic balloon, which obstructed its digestive passage, a dire situation.

Less than a tenth of the 400 million tonnes of plastic produced around the world is manufactured from recycled materials, a study shows. Researchers who tracked the global plastics supply chain also ...

Microplastics Awareness Week wrapped-up on Sunday and featured a virtual Great Lakes Microplastics Summit on Wednesday, ...

The Environmental Integrity Project, an anti-pollution nonprofit, released a report last week on the plastics industry, noting how the industry has benefited from government subsidies while violating ...

The accumulation and poor management of plastic fibers and particles remains a pressing global issue, with serious consequences for both human health and environmental sustainability. This conclusion ...

Health concerns have been raised over plans to open the UK's first plastic film recycling facility. Endolys Ltd announced plans to install pyrolysis oil production units at the former Cleveland Bridge ...