The negative consequences of plastic are everywhere and affect everyone. Microplastics are now found throughout our bodies, ...

Plastic waste has quietly reshaped the oceans you depend on, and a new global study from Tulane University shows the danger runs deeper than floating bottles and bags. Scientists have now mapped ...

Our oceans have been experiencing a plastic crisis for decades. We have now reached a pivotal moment in ocean pollution, where the numbers are no longer abstract and time is running out to make an ...

Plastic is a useful everyday item but has grown to become a global problem. Every year the world produces over 460 million tonnes of plastic, [1] 90% of which pollutes almost all areas of our planet, ...

Agricultural waste is often seen as a disposal problem, but new research suggests it could be a powerful tool for climate ...

THE Plastic Flamingo facility turns plastic waste into reusable plastic products, including construction materials. The photo shows The PLAF team members operating shredders that turn plastic waste ...

Although the Japanese government deserves credit for striving to make the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games the "greenest games ever," we need lasting solutions to plastic pollution. The media continues to ...

Indigenous stockmen in rural Matatiele were in a bind. Their herds were taking a beating because of a grim form of plastic pollution: soiled disposable nappies littering the communal veld and streams ...

Plastic pollution is choking rivers, poisoning oceans, and infiltrating food chains, and the numbers are staggering. At the heart of the current issue are microbeads: tiny solid plastic particles ...

OceanHub Africa, in partnership with The Coca-Cola Foundation, has launched a $120,000 pan-African challenge aimed at promoting innovative, science-driven solutions to plastic waste management across ...

After 17 years of dedicated work as an environmentalist trying to solve the number one problem with plastics production — pollution — I brought my vision to build a large-scale mechanical recycling ...

In a landmark move to combat one of South Africa’s most pressing environmental challenges, a new initiative has been unveiled to tackle plastic pollution stemming from the food and beverage sector.