Environmental ministers from 95 countries have called for a global treaty to address the planet's plastic pollution problem. ...

No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome ...

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

Plastic waste is a growing issue worldwide. According to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) a truck load of plastic waste enters the ocean every minute we spend on this planet. ..

Malaysia emerged as a major destination for U.S. waste after China banned American waste imports in 2018. California shipped ...

State and local policies to regulate the use of plastic bags have significantly reduced how many of them are found littered ...

UNDP and Norway team up with local officials to launch an ambitious plan to restore the environment at one of Vietnam’s worst ...

Plastic bag bans and fees reduce shoreline litter, but research has found they aren't enough to solve global plastic ...

The country generates 1 . 1 billion of plastic waste annually, Mr Richard Adjei-Poku, the Executive Director of the ...

A Unep study estimates that between 19 - 23 million tonnes of plastic waste leak into aquatic ecosystems annually.

The new plastic, also biodegradable in soil over time, may prove useful in packaging and single-use products that often end ...

The country generates 1.1 billion pounds of plastic waste annually, Richard Adjei-Poku, the Executive Director of the Livelihood and Environment Ghana (LEG), an environmentally centred organisation, ...