California received the highest score and Mississippi the worst in a new nationwide ranking of state laws designed to reduce ...

Introduction Soon, representatives of many of the world’s nations will once again convene to negotiate a global treaty aimed ...

A new study finds there are 27 million metric tons of invisible plastic particles in the North Atlantic alone.

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal ...

Plastic pollution tends to float near the surface and build up in large, rotating ocean currents known as gyres. The ...

How plastic pollution threatens our health, food systems, and civilization itself Plastic pollution is so pervasive that plants are uptaking microplastics through their roots By Matthew Rozsa ...

Plastic pollution is a big problem for our oceans and although in recent years, people have started cutting down on plastic consumption, ...

Despite having over 5,000 plastic-producing industries, Bangladesh has fewer than 300 mostly informal recycling plants, leaving it ill-equipped to handle the 400 tons of daily plastic waste, including ...

Correction — An earlier version of the headline misstated how much plastic pollution is dumped into the ocean. It is 2,000 truckloads each day. This story has been updated. Credits.

Kurnool: DistrictCollector P Ranjit Basha has directed officials to intensify efforts to eliminate plastic pollution as part ...

Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) chairman Dr P Krishnaiah conducted a surprise inspection of ...