Since COVID-19, even drinks bottles made of recycled plastic – the most commonly recycled plastic item – have become less viable. The recycled plastic to make them is 83% to 93% more expensive than ...

Plastic pollution is destroying oceans — but in some places, marine life is adapting to it. From floating ecosystems on trash islands to corals growing on abandoned nets, the ocean is turning waste ...

In 2022, the United Nations Environment Assembly adopted a new resolution laying the first groundwork toward a new legally ...

When Heather Hulton VanTassel went looking for plastic pellets in the Ohio River in 2021, she was simply trying to establish a baseline level of contamination. A new plastics facility was being ...

New research has shown that blue sharks’ intestines act like temporary holding tanks, trapping fibers long enough to build up significant amounts. Their epic migrations mean they can spread these ...

Researchers are working on manipulating the digestive systems of wax worms to create a scalable way of disposing of plastic. In 2017, European researchers discovered a potential solution. The larvae ...

A coalition of environmental groups and state lawmakers on Tuesday called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to put in place tougher rules to reduce plastic pollution in the oceans and across California’s landscape ...

GENEVA, Switzerland — Negotiations to reach a major treaty to end growing plastic pollution around the world fell apart on Friday, with delegates in Switzerland adjourning with no immediate plans to ...

Negotiations over a global plastic pollution treaty collapsed Friday as countries failed to bridge wide gaps on whether the world should limit plastic manufacturing and restrict the use of harmful ...

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