Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director, urges UNEA-7 to act boldly for a sustainable future, stressing that environmental ...

Despite clear evidence that plastic is clogging oceans and beaches and breaking down into microplastics that enter our bodies ...

The Shocking Truth About Global Plastic Recycling Rates The statistics around plastic recycling are absolutely devastating.

The outlook is grim, but a new report lays out a path to nearly eradicate plastic packaging pollution within the next 15 ...

A new Pew model tracking 52 plastics and seven microplastic sources shows the crisis accelerating, with health and climate ...

Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic it takes to be a lethal dose.

Scientists say global warming can accelerate the spread of microplastics, which threaten the health of people, plants and ...

Exclusive: Cove has developed a fiber-based bottle platform that is designed to be recycled like paper. They plan to make ...

A new study by the University of Portsmouth shows that plastic items make up more than seven in ten pieces of litter recorded ...

National Cotton Council initiative promotes natural fiber over synthetic materials to reduce microplastic health risks.

Within 15 years, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic could be entering our environment every second. Not every minute. Every second.

Our oceans have been experiencing a plastic crisis for decades. We have now reached a pivotal moment in ocean pollution, where the numbers are no longer abstract and time is running out to make an ...