Ahead of the UNEP-hosted World Environment Day, here’s a closer look at what plastic pollution is, why it’s such a problem ...

Every wondered how long it takes plastic to decompose? Well, depending on the item, it can take anywhere from five to 500 ...

As plastic pollution in the world's oceans reaches critical levels, recently published research reveals how artificial ...

Want to help our national parks get even better? Here's how you can volunteer to keep them clean and take part in some ...

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, ...

testosteroni’s ability to break down plastic. Though the bacteria are promising tools for combating pollution, they are not ...

Negotiators fail to reach agreement on plastic pollution treaty at talks in South Korea More than 100 countries want the treaty to limit production as well as tackle cleanup and recycling ...

The IAEA is working with experts from all over the world to change that fate and protect marine life and the environment from plastic pollution. With its partners, the IAEA is researching and ...

The fifth and intended final meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on plastic pollution in Busan, South Korea, concluded with negotiators unable to reach a deal on a new ...

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.

Plastic pollution around Australia's beaches has dropped by 39 per cent in the past decade, according to new CSIRO research. A total of 8,383 debris items were recorded across 1,907 surveys in ...