Global Production Every year, the world produces a staggering 400 million tons of plastic. This sheer volume of production is ...

Facts About Plastic Pollution and Microplastics Plastic pollution is one of the most pressing environmental issues of our ...

Releasing the report at this major international meeting underscores the link between plastic pollution and ocean pollution ... the first step in bringing about change is to assemble the facts. That ...

A British invention developed near to Rachel Reeves ’ constituency in Leeds could solve the world’s biggest cause of plastic ...

President Donald Trump’s campaign previously sold Trump-branded plastic straws with the message, “Liberal paper straws don't ...

A new study finds that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate at higher levels in the brain than in the liver and kidney.

To end the plastic crisis, the UN plastic pollution treaty must introduce new global binding rules to regulate production and consumption. These rules must include measures to ban, phase-out, ...

A switch to paper straws has come with some valid criticism regarding their effectiveness - including from the president - and a study in 2023 found they have their own health risks: namely, forever ...

The move would run counter to a Biden administration push to cut back on single-use plastic, which was considered a milestone ...

here are some facts about plastic pollution - And it’s getting worse. Without a global response, there could be more plastic in the sea than fish by 2050. We need urgent action at the UN to stop the ...

This means more plastic in our oceans, more greenhouse gas emissions and more toxic air pollution, which exacerbates the climate crisis that often disproportionately affects communities of color.