A study has found higher microplastic levels in preterm births, raising concerns about their role in pregnancy complications.

Cambodia has one of the world's highest levels of plastic along its coastlines, a study found last year, and waste including ...

Both solid and liquid waste are being dumped indiscriminately into the Padma River, posing a long-term threat of water ...

What if packaging left no waste behind? Indian startups are using seaweed to create eco-friendly alternatives to plastic.

Despite good intentions, New Jersey's single-use plastic bag ban has led to a surge in plastic consumption, contradicting its ...

The construction industry is hard at work with scientists, engineers, and architects alike, trying to find new materials that ...

Architecture firm MVRDV has blanketed the square outside Bangkok's city hall with a giant woven floor mat made from recycled ...

The executive order Trump signed will undercut the former administration’s 2022 initiative to phase out single-use plastics, including straws, containers and bottles, from federal buildings by 2032 ...

Plastic pollution backgrounder - Links to UN organizations, documents, publications, speeches and statements, UN conferences and observances ...

The river struggles not just from retreating glaciers, but also severe pollution with untreated sewage, industrial waste and ...

Researchers are training ‘mighty’ marine fungi to quickly eat polyurethane, one of our most common plastics. In a world that ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week to end the federal procurement of paper straws.