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

Inger Andersen, Chief of UNEP, urges ministers to push for a strong, legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution by INC-5.2, addressing additives, production and financing gaps.

Scientists are still investigating exactly how plastic additives and microplastics affect our bodies, but they’re worried ...

A team of McGill University researchers has developed a cost-effective, high-throughput technology for detecting nanoplastics ...

A plastic chemical used in containers and packaging caused over 356,000 heart deaths in 2018. Asia faced the worst impact.

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

Participants will use microplastics collected on campus to create pieces of art while exploring the environmental impact of ...

Illinois lawmakers are considering two measures designed to cut down on the use of plastic bags and polystyrene meal ...

When the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was passed in the 1970s, eutrophication was the big problem. Eutrophication occurs when too many nutrients enter a body of water, increasing the amount of ...

As part of the 20th International Nomads Festival, held in mid-April every year in M’Hamid El Ghizlane, attendees and ...

Plastic in the sea and “ghost nets” that endanger marine life are causing a headache in the tropical Maldivian paradise. At ...

“And it’s not an easy thing to measure.” Some plastic pollution enters the environment in already tiny pieces, called nurdles, which are melted down by the billions to make products each yea ...