Less than 10% of plastic produced globally comes from recycled materials – study - Analysis also finds that only 9% of the ...

A 2016 report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation claimed that by 2050 there would be 850 tons of plastic in the oceans and ...

Colombian energy giant Ecopetrol has polluted hundreds of sites with oil, including water sources and biodiverse wetlands, ...

A specialist vacuum is being used to collect smaller plastic nurdles strewn across Norfolk's beaches. A "retrieval operation" is under way following the crash on 10 March, the coastguard says.

RiverRecycle, HCL Foundation, and CDC have launched a joint initiative to reduce plastic pollution in the Yamuna River and ...

Thousands of tons of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year … from our mouths. Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers ...

The results show plastic pollution "remains a huge problem for our marine environment", the charity said. During MCS beach cleans, volunteers go through stretches of beach picking up items of ...

These figures underscore the hidden yet profound ... The study emphasizes the importance of incorporating plastic pollution mitigation strategies into broader sustainability and food security ...

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These figures represent 0.84% and 0.78% respectively ... a marine biologist and researcher at USFQ who specializes in plastic pollution in the Galápagos Islands. Muñoz-Pérez, who wasn’t ...

The damage caused by plastic pollution goes far beyond the digestive system. Beneath the skin of seemingly healthy seabirds, new research has revealed the widespread effect of plastics on crucial ...

The issue of plastic pollution on land and at sea needs to ... The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, citing figures for 2020, said production of plastics doubled over two ...