Ahead of the UNEP-hosted World Environment Day, here’s a closer look at what plastic pollution is, why it’s such a problem ...

Inger Andersen, Chief of UNEP, urges ministers to push for a strong, legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution by INC-5 ...

Seabirds that eat ocean plastic absorb harmful chemicals. These chemicals disrupt their hormones and may hurt their ability ...

Scientists are still investigating exactly how plastic additives and microplastics affect our bodies, but they’re worried ...

Plastic has long been part of everyday life, from food containers to medical tools. But in recent years, scientists have ...

Chemicals used to make common household plastic items have been fingered as a possible cause of heart disease and in turn ...

Illinois lawmakers are considering two measures designed to cut down on the use of plastic bags and polystyrene meal ...

Kane was struck by the high concentrations of microplastics found in the sediment, especially because Whittard Canyon is so ...

When the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was passed in the 1970s, eutrophication was the big problem. Eutrophication ...

New York must pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act. Plastic pollution is impacting our environment and health. Microplastics and toxic chemicals used in plastic production ...

Plastic pollution along selected Australian coastlines has dropped by 39 percent in a decade, according to research by CSIRO, ...

Plastic Odyssey, a 40-metre floating lab, is on a global mission to combat plastic pollution by recycling waste into valuable ...