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 ...

While it has been long understood that microplastics exist on the surface of oceans, a team of researchers from four ...

"Hawaii is on the frontlines of the plastic crisis, as the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre collects marine debris and delivers ...

The facts tell a different story ... “We urgently need an ambitious international agreement to end plastic pollution by 2040 and are working hard with other countries to reach an agreement.

Microplastics are accumulating in our food, water, air and bodies – yet UK regulations aren’t designed to reduce them.

New York must pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act. Plastic pollution is impacting our environment and health. Microplastics and toxic chemicals used in plastic production ...

“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 ...

TheCable’s quick climate facts will help demystify these concepts through easy-to-understand and straight-to-the-point ...