Addyston's longtime plastics chemical plant will soon close. Its impact will live on in the ground, air and water.

Microscopic plastic pollutants drifting through the air are lodging in the lungs of birds, a new University of Texas at ...

They may be convenient for some, but plastic products pose an immense problem when they end up polluting oceans around the ...

In 2021, filmmaker and activist Ricardo Gomes posted a video of a "trash tsunami" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The clip went viral overnight thanks to Kelly Slater.

The charity City to Sea has teamed up with plastic-free chewing gum company Nuud for a new campaign, which urges the U.K.

Plastic pollution is everywhere, from our oceans to our backyards. But did you know plastic can even be hiding in places you ...

With over 400 million tons of plastic produced annually — most of it non-recyclable — solutions require systemic transformation driven by bold leadership, private-sector innovation and dynamic ...

UH Manoa researchers discovered several species of fungi from Hawaii’s nearshore environment have the ability to degrade ...

Research has revealed that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down PET plastic, a widely used material in bottles and textiles. Scientists identified a specific enzyme responsible for ...

The fifth and intended final meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on plastic pollution in Busan, South Korea, concluded with negotiators unable to reach a deal on a new ...

The Essex County Environmental Center is challenging local artists to transform single-use plastic waste into creative works ...