A committee has been appointed to investigate and submit a report on plastic-based products in the market that pose a threat ...

The problem is getting worse, with plastic pollution expected to soar in the coming decades. So in 2022, U.N. member states said they'd write a legally binding agreement to keep plastic waste out ...

Mayor Craig Greenberg is encouraging people in Louisville to make small changes towards reducing single-use plastic ...

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal ...

Union Bank of Nigeria Plc has marked World Environment Day 2025 by partnering with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation to host a high-impact symposium themed “Ending Plastic Pollution” at the Lekki ...

Countries could slash plastic pollution by 80% in less than two decades, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme. It’s even changing ecosystems. Scientists ...

The world's oceans and waterways are littered with millions of tons of plastic pollution – but scientists in a study released Thursday say we should think twice before cleaning them up.. In fact ...

Correction — An earlier version of the headline misstated how much plastic pollution is dumped into the ocean. It is 2,000 truckloads each day. This story has been updated. Credits.

How plastic pollution threatens our health, food systems, and civilization itself Plastic pollution is so pervasive that plants are uptaking microplastics through their roots ...

The Latest. There’s less plastic pollution flowing into the ocean from land than scientists previously thought, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience.. The ...

As plastic waste piles up in the world’s landfills, sewer systems and oceans, the United Nations has set a goal to reduce plastic pollution by 80 percent by the year 2040. Inger Andersen, head ...