Delegates working to end global plastics pollution agree to craft a draft treaty A Hindu devotee throws flowers and plastic bags into river Brahmaputra in Gauhati, India, on Oct. 9, 2019.

PARIS — Global negotiators have agreed to craft a draft treaty to end plastic pollution, a preliminary but crucial step toward tackling one of the most lasting sources of human waste.

Delegates from over 180 countries began final talks to craft a global treaty on plastic pollution. 'The urgency is real, the ...

USC biomedical engineers have developed a novel, ocean-safe biocompatible material that eliminates the risk of microplastic ...

Most of the total plastic pollution in the ocean is floating plastic, and that’s what’s most problematic for marine life because it can readily be eaten. The new study estimated that in 2020 ...

Nations gather in Geneva Tuesday for what many hope will be the final meeting to craft a landmark treaty to end the plastic ...

The Ocean Cleanup aims to be a temporary effort, with the ambition to reduce floating ocean plastic pollution by 90% by 2040. We will cease to exist once our mission of clean oceans has been achieved.

Water covers about 71% of Earth, and most of the pollution in it comes from the remaining 29% of land we live on. NOAA states that “80% of pollution to the marine environment comes from the land ...

Plastic pollution tends to float near the surface and build up in large, rotating ocean currents known as gyres. The researchers found nanoplastics were more concentrated by coastlines and near ...

Humanity produces more than 430 million tons of plastic annually, two-thirds of which are short-lived products that soon become waste, filling the ocean and, often, working their way into the ...