Exxon Mobil, a major plastics producer, has known this for decades, and allegedly it told the public otherwise so it could keep profiting from plastic (“Exxon and California Spar Over Claims ...

Researchers have developed a new method for spotting plastic rubbish on beaches and successfully field-tested it on a remote stretch of coastline. The satellite imagery tool developed by Melbourne's ...

Europe is pushing for ministers to take part in UN talks this month to ensure that the world's first treaty on plastic pollution will be "highly ambitious". Observers say progress on substance has ...