The Global Micro Injection Molded Plastic Market, valued at approximately USD 1.2 billion in 2023, is on a robust growth trajectory, projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.4 ...

You may have seen images of seabirds that have built their nests on discarded nets, lengths of rope and other plastic litter, ...

Australian scientists have developed new technology that is set to have a real impact in combating this widespread problem.

With a stroke of his presidential pen, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that bans the purchase and forced use ...

Yet scientists outside the research group have questioned the results, saying there could be flaws in the work that led to ...

"There are an estimated 174 trillion pieces of micro plastics currently in the ocean and what is out there will continually break up into smaller and smaller pieces due to sunlight and wave action ...

No more paper straws. President Donald Trump expressed his distaste for biodegradable, paper straws earlier in the week by signing an executive order to get rid of them ...

Ropes and fishing gear used in the fisheries and aquaculture industries are a major source of microplastics in the ocean and littering along the ...

The smallest ones, called nano-plastics, sink deep into the ocean and can end up in plankton. Larger pieces, known as micro-plastics, float in a soup, suspended in water, and are eaten by fish.

The Ubiquity of Plastic in Our Lives Plastic has become an inevitable part of modern life. If you look around, almost everything you see has an element of plastic in it. From the water bottles we ...

Coral reefs trap microplastics due to their mucus. Researchers confirmed that coral mucus acts as an adhesive.

Researchers say one of the most promising possibilities they have considered would involve building artificial coral reefs that can divert and collect plastic pollutants to improve ocean ...