More than six tonnes of rubbish were hauled off an Australian coastline recently, and authorities are warning it's only a drop in the ocean when it comes to how huge the growing pollution problem has ...

The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) has called on the Federal Government to implement policy interventions aimed at curbing plastic pollution in the country. This call was made as ...

World Environment Day 2025 urges global action against air, plastic, and river pollution with powerful messages promoting a greener, cleaner future.

Discover how plastic pollution threatens both the planet and human health this World Environment Day 2025, and what urgent action global leaders are calling for.

According to a 2024 World Wildlife Federation survey, 85% of people strongly agree that plastic waste pollution is a serious and concerning problem that requires immediate attention.

The world’s plastic pollution crisis, explained Much of the planet is swimming in discarded plastic, which is harming animal and possibly human health. Can plastic pollution be cleaned up?

As plastic waste infiltrates every corner of the planet, scientists have discovered that some animals are evolving to survive — and even thrive — in plastic-polluted environments. Certain ...

A group of oil-producing nations blocked a treaty to curb plastic pollution, but countries will try again to reach an agreement in 2025.

The fifth session of negotiations on a historic, legally binding global plastic pollution treaty concluded on Sunday, with countries agreeing to reconvene in 2025. The session, held from November 25 t ...

BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution for a week in South Korea won’t reach an agreement and plan to resume the talks next ...

The U.S. and 174 other nations failed to agree on a new treaty to reduce the plastic pollution contaminating our environment, food, water, and even our bodies.

Without addressing plastic production, we will spend more and more on cleaning up pollution that could have been prevented, like trying to empty a bathtub while the tap is still running at full blast.