As final global plastics treaty negotiations take place in Geneva, The Lancet elevates plastic pollution as a grave, global ...

Plastic can take 500 years to decompose. That means billions of tons of plastic will not disappear for 25 generations or more ...

The United States has sent letters to at least a handful of countries urging them to reject the goal of a global pact that ...

Lancet study reveals plastic pollution causes serious human health problems from factory production to waste disposal.

Plastic pollution has long been a concern in the Great Lakes. Now, a Michigan member of congress is aiming to tackle big data ...

Talks last year in South Korea were supposed to be the final round, but they adjourned in December at an impasse over cutting ...

In front of the UN headquarters in Geneva, a reproduction of Auguste Rodin's famous statue "The Thinker" is gradually being swallowed up in a sea of plastic waste. Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong ...

Lobbyists and petrostates want to avoid a strong focus on human health in the impending global treaty on plastic pollution.

When parents leave their cars idling outside schools, pollution levels spike. The solution could be as simple as teaching ...

Hopes for a "last-chance" ambitious global treaty to curb plastic pollution have dimmed as delegates gather this week at the ...

In 2022, countries agreed they would find a way to address the crisis by the end of 2024, but the talks in Busan, South Korea ...

Plastic pollution is increasing worldwide, even though some companies are taking steps to reduce their usage and switch to ...