The experts were speaking at a programme titled 'Beat plastic pollution' held at the office of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan in Hyderabad to mark World Environment Day. On this occasion, ...

The role of irradiation in helping beat plastic pollution will be discussed during the IAEA’s upcoming Third International Conference on Applications of Radiation Science and Technology. Gathering ...

To end the plastic crisis, the UN plastic pollution treaty must introduce new global binding rules to regulate production and consumption. These rules must include measures to ban, phase-out, ...

As plastic waste infiltrates every corner of the planet, scientists have discovered that some animals are evolving to survive ...

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Plastic pollution along Australia’s metropolitan coastlines has dropped by more than a third over the last decade, according to new research by the country’s national science agency.

The European Union has provisionally agreed to new regulations designed to limit pollution in seas from plastic pellets, laying out a framework to deal with cleanup efforts, and requiring maritime ...

Last year, the United Nations called for global action to beat plastic pollution, stating that 400 million tonnes of plastics are produced every year, 63 per cent of which are intended for single-use.

Each year, the equivalent of up to 7,300 truckloads of plastic pellets are lost to the environment. Today, the EU has taken a landmark step toward reducing pellet pollution by adopting measures to ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- While much of the conversation around plastic pollution focuses on recycling and cleanup efforts, these approaches address the symptoms, not the root cause. The true solution ...