Countries are currently negotiating a global treaty to end plastic pollution and make plastics safer and more sustainable.

Plastic pollution tends to float near the surface and build up in large, rotating ocean currents known as gyres. The ...

By Max Martin As shiny, pearl-like white plastic pellets rode wave after wave and piled up on the beaches of ...

The world produces over 100 million tons of plastic a year, which could take hundreds of years to fully degrade, but ...

New research on nanoplastics pollution and ‘chemicals of concern’ underscores the need for a strong agreement when ...

INC-5.2, Instead Of Defunding International Groups like UNEP that Tackle Environmental Issues, the US Should Negotiate On ...

A global instrument to combat plastic waste is only the start. Coordinated action, innovative financing and consistent ...

The world's oceans and waterways are littered with millions of tons of plastic pollution – but scientists in a study released Thursday say we should think twice before cleaning them up.. In fact ...

A chemical commonly found in sunscreen could be making plastic in oceans even harder to break down, according to University ...

The problem is getting worse, with plastic pollution expected to soar in the coming decades. So in 2022, U.N. member states said they'd write a legally binding agreement to keep plastic waste out ...

Correction — An earlier version of the headline misstated how much plastic pollution is dumped into the ocean. It is 2,000 truckloads each day. This story has been updated. Credits.

As the host nation of Unep and a frontline actor in the battle against plastic pollution, Kenya must take the lead in driving ...