Known for its “sachet economy,” the Philippines is among the biggest contributors to ocean plastic pollution that has been choking coastal and marine ecosystems, aggravating the problems confronting ...

A report assessing state policies on plastics comes just weeks before negotiators meet to attempt to finalize a global treaty on plastic waste.

Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggests 27 ...

Signs of plastic pollution in the form of tiny particles known as microplastics. The ocean is also polluted with plastic, and the issue may be even more extensive than previously thought.

Plastics are not as inherently bad or evil as we think. With environmental awareness and good practices, plastics can be ...

Jessielee Pearce, Lush’s Advocacy & Activism Executive for ANZ, talks about the brand’s mission to protect Mapoon from marine ...

When Tiwonge Mzumara-Gawa was a child, her mother sent her to market with a basket woven from grasses. “But now we don’t do ...

Most of the plastic bottles and caps that pollute the Pacific coasts of Latin American countries are of local origin, and are ...

A shareholder proposal years ago asked Amazon to reduce plastic in its shipping. This year the company reported a more than 25 percent reduction in plastic use.

Just as people were beginning to breathe a sigh of relief thanks to the Trump administration’s rollback of onerous climate ...

An investigation into the plastic recycling streams in the US revealed how the governing bodies are selling a lie.