Evidence is accumulating that microplastics found nearly everywhere are also invading our bodies. What should you do?

Ahead of the UNEP-hosted World Environment Day, here’s a closer look at what plastic pollution is, why it’s such a problem ...

Seabirds that eat ocean plastic absorb harmful chemicals. These chemicals disrupt their hormones and may hurt their ability ...

More than 16,000 chemicals are associated with plastics. At least a quarter are known to harm human health or the environment. These include phthalates, bisphenols, flame retardants, and PFAS — ...

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said that all types of single-use plastics cause physical ... Practices in ...

Additionally, while recycling helps address the symptoms of plastic pollution, it does not tackle the root causes of plastic waste. Ultimately, recycling ocean plastics is an important piece of ...

Plastic bags, particularly single-use plastics, have become a major cause for environmental pollution in Bangladesh. The Philippines, with a population of 120 million, generates some 1.7 million ...

Plastic has long been part of everyday life, from food containers to medical tools. But in recent years, scientists have ...

Toxic fumes from a Bangkok factory fire force evacuation within a 300-metre radius as PM2.5 levels spike, N95 masks advised.

Some plastic pollution enters the environment in already tiny pieces ... “It makes invasive species more likely to be able to thrive in the Great Lakes and it causes shoreline erosion and damage, ...