Yet the desolate Pacific island is one of the densest hubs of plastic pollution on the planet. Its sandy shores are carpeted with an estimated 37.7 million pieces of plastic debris, new findings show.

Analysis also finds that only 9% of the hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic produced ends up being recycled.

PepsiCo Inc. is facing another lawsuit, this time from a group called the Plastic Pollution Coalition alleging the company is ...

The planet is drowning in plastic, with dire impacts on wildlife, ecosystems, and human health. Could a landmark global ...

Scientists have found plastic fragments can shed off cutting boards, takeout containers and even laminated paper cups with ...

But one day in 2019, the family that owns and runs MSTS made Toto an offer: he could register as a member of a company called ...

A ban on the sale of single-use plastic bottles at all city-owned properties is set for an upcoming City Council vote. If adopted, Bill 18 would prevent plastic bottles having a capacity of 1 liter or ...

A beach clean-up following a tanker collision in the North Sea has been scaled back. The beach clean-up operation began three weeks ago and was carried out by West Norfolk Council and partner agencies ...

CSIRO research finds 39% decrease in plastic waste across six of Australia's coastal cities over the past 10 yearsPlastic ...

Nicolina Pappas was just 8 years old when she started a company to save turtles. Now, she's asking Illinois to join in and 'Skip the Plastic.' ...

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.

In the year to February, a total of 15,943 units were recycled, including 13,407 plastic bottles ... bears in abandoned buildings on a Russian island shines a spotlight on wider changes in ...