It’s nonbinding and toothless. It’s really just a declaration of a good intention—the intention to end ocean plastic pollution. In that way it’s less like the Paris Agreement and more like ...

Why is plastic pollution a problem? Plastic pollution is the most visible example of the havoc we’re causing to our planet. From our local beaches to the remote Arctic, it is choking our oceans 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 ...

But one part of the country is leading the way in tackling the plastic pollution crisis by introducing the first recycling machines. The trailblazing initiative was the brainwave of West Suffolk ...

KTLA’s new ocean conservation series ‘Saving Our Seas’ dives into one of the largest and most worrisome issues facing our planet… the plastic problem. It’s a compounding catastrophe that ...

An oft-touted claim from high-profile sources says that there will be more plastic than fish in the world's oceans by 2050.

DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir has generated more than 225,000 tonnes of plastic waste over the last five years, highlighting the region’s growing environmental challenge due to plastic pollution. According ...

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 ...

"The pollution problem that from March 10 will last a very long time because plastic doesn’t go away.” In spite of the cancellation of the weekend’s litter pic, Luke said he was hoping to re ...

plastic may not be forever—and landfill bacteria can help shorten the life of plastic pollution. The paper is published in the journal PNAS Nexus. More information: Xiaoxing Lin et al ...

Recently, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board instructed ... The BMC will hold anti-plastic awareness campaigns. File Pic ...