NAT GEO FAMILY: How do you talk to your kids about plastic pollution? JENNA JAMBECK: My kids have been to a few of my talks, and they understand the issue pretty well. I’m an action type of ...

Why is plastic pollution a problem? Plastic pollution is the most visible example of the havoc we’re causing to our planet. From our local beaches to the remote Arctic, it is choking our oceans and ...

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

Plastic debris like this is just one example of the fate of over eight billion tonnes of plastic that have been produced since 1950. The IAEA is working with experts from all over the world to change ...

With over 400 million tons of plastic produced annually — most of it non-recyclable — solutions require systemic transformation driven by bold leadership, private-sector innovation and dynamic ...

These oil giants are rapidly building petrochemical plants across the United States to turn fracked gas into plastic. This means more plastic in our oceans, more greenhouse gas emissions and more ...

At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the sea by 2050. Plastics pollution has a direct and deadly effect on wildlife. Thousands of seabirds and sea turtles, seals and other ...

How to stop plastic pollution: three strategies that actually work Yet, previous research suggests that particles bigger than 1 µm are probably too large to pass through the lung’s air–blood ...

(WMBB) – Beach toys are one of the main contributors to plastic pollution on our beaches ... and it’ll also make other kids that come be able to have toys. So, they’ll be able to play ...

A Curtin University-led paper, "The Use of Plastic as a Household Fuel among ... as they spend more time at home. "But the pollution doesn't just stay in households who burn it: it spreads across ...