Greenpeace favors reducing plastic production by 75 percent by 2040, from a 2019 baseline. "Caps will be the most straightforward tool to get us there," said John Hocevar, Greenpeace USA oceans ...

As global plastic production has ramped up in the last 20 years, so too has the concentration of these shredded, fossil fuel-derived polymers in human tissue samples.

California is suing oil and gas major ExxonMobil. The case has highlighted the connection between fossil fuel companies and plastic waste, as well as the need for a cap on plastic production.

The new U.S. strategy to combat plastics waste covers five areas: plastic production, product design, waste generation, waste management and plastic capture and removal.

A plastic organization expressed its disappointment in the White House after the U.S. reportedly will support a global treaty reducing production.

The U.S. and 174 other nations failed to agree on a new treaty to reduce the plastic pollution contaminating our environment, food, water, and even our bodies.

Plastic production is on track to triple by 2050, and microplastics have been found in the air, fresh produce and even human breast milk. More than 3,200 chemicals of concern have been found in ...

Across these three categories—waste management, marine and terrestrial pollution, and public health—we found that under a business-as-usual scenario, the plastic pollution that has accumulated ...

Because the manufacturing, use, and disposal of plastics contribute to climate change, experts at the nonprofit Pacific Environment have found that the treaty must cut plastic production by 75 ...

Plastic Treaty Talks Draw to a Close With Production Limits Still Under Debate BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution are drawing to a close Sunday as ...