Discover the latest findings from the International Marine Litter Research Unit as experts investigate how plastic waste ...

The effects of plastic on the three planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution: scientific knowledge is still patchy and unevenly distributed. The United Nations ...

Discover the urgent environmental problem of ocean plastic pollution in this insightful video. Starting with scientific ...

Life in plastic — not so fantastic. A leading waste management company in the UK has tapped the latest studies on microplastics to generate shocking images that show how different levels of exposure ...

Although the need for effective waste management has been recognized for decades, human and environmental health challenges associated with plastic waste are not only growing but also accelerating.

Leaders from around the world have gathered in Busan, South Korea this week in hopes of finally striking a global treaty to reduce the world’s growing level of plastic pollution. Negotiations began ...

Two people stand in a laboratory in front of a closed fume hood; each is wearing goggles, a lab coat, and gloves and holds a box of nitrile rubber gloves. Evan Bailey and Caroline Gilmer were inspired ...

Ahead of Earth Day (April 22), a Charleston-based business is encouraging local workplaces to rethink their reliance on ...

IT’S lunch break at a busy fast-food restaurant. You are seated in the corner, glancing at the surroundings. On the table ...

From Waste Problem to Public Asset: Traditionally, plastic waste, especially MLP, has been viewed as an environmental burden ...

Research Fellow, Ethical Consumption, Revolution Plastics Institute, University of Portsmouth Cressida Bowyer receives funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), the Medical ...

Inequities in waste collection and funding are a major global issue, according to an updated report. Upfront investments ...