KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jamaicans are being urged to participate in the fight to end plastic pollution in Jamaica by joining the Recycling Partners of Jamaica (RPJ) for its “Sort It Out: Clean Up ...

Plastic pollution negotiations make headway In December, countries moved closer to finalizing a legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution. During talks in Busan, Republic of Korea, ...

Many of us use these products every day, without even thinking about where they might end up. Rivers and lakes carry plastic waste from deep inland to the sea, making them major contributors to ocean ...

THE National Environment Management Council (NEMC) has signed an agreement with Turkish company Gaia Climate to collect plastic waste, a project expected to create significant employment opportunities ...

Is the Gwyneth Paltrow-approved toothbrush really the last you'll ever need? - Explore the eco-friendly and stylish SURI ...

The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) was established to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, beginning its work ...

As the global community marks International Waste Pickers Day, the Lagos waste pickers have called on the government at all levels to expedite action on the global plastic treaty. The President of ...

In 2015, the plastic-free movement gained significant momentum following a haunting viral video of a distressed sea turtle with a 4-inch plastic straw lodged in its nostril. This heart-wrenching ...

With millions of tonnes discarded annually, the growing plastic pollution crisis threatens wildlife, contaminates waterways, increases greenhouse gas emissions and contributes to long-term ...

Plastic pollution is so ubiquitous that microplastics have been found on the highest mountain peaks, in the deepest ocean trenches, and scattered throughout almost every part of the human body.