The Cartagena Convention, a legally binding regional agreement for the Wider Caribbean, demonstrates how nations can join forces to tackle ocean pollution during this critical second half of the UN ...

Microplastics are spreading far beyond oceans, accumulating in forest soils after falling from the air, raising new concerns.

Enacting a combination of four policies could reduce mismanaged plastic waste by 91% and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by about 37% third by 2050, according to a model created by scientists at the ...

On the eve of World Environment Day, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launched the Global Plastics Hub, a tool that integrates data from multiple sources to support evidence-based ...

A study published today in the weekly journal Science projects that at present rates the world's plastic waste will nearly double by 2050, imperiling waterways and seas already under threat. But ...

Costas Velis consults for organisations active in the waste, resources and circular economy sphere. He receives funding from UKRI, GCRF, NERC, ESRC, BBRSC, Royal Academy of Engineering, British ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sweeping global study shows plastic pollution threatens ocean life in complex and often hidden ways. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) ...

New research reveals what a “lethal dose” of plastic is for various marine animals, and now can help us better understand the ...

As final global plastics treaty negotiations take place in Geneva, The Lancet elevates plastic pollution as a grave, global threat to human health. “To those meeting in Geneva: Please take up the ...

A new report has been released by Germany-based ocean plastic recovery startup CleanHub that highlights ocean plastic pollution this year, as well as a look into its complex origins and what the ...

University at Buffalo researchers aim to provide regulators and others a quick and reliable way to assess sustainability claims.

Correspondence from the Western Region At a time when plastic waste continues to choke cities and waterways, a new initiative ...