The plastic pollution crisis is costing the U.S. some $1.5 trillion in health-related costs every year – and the threat is ...

But one per cent of Canada's plastic waste amounted to 29,000 tonnes of plastic pollution in 2016, the report notes. According to Statistics Canada, the total was 43,140 tonnes in 2019.

Plastic pollution dumped into oceans will triple by 2040 Isabella O'Malley, M.Env.ScReporter Published on Aug. 9, 2020, 8:01 PM ...

Plastic pollution is a growing global concern. Large pieces of plastic have been found almost everywhere on Earth, from the most visited beaches to remote, uninhabited islands. Because wildlife ...

Plastic pollution and climate change are two prominent environmental issues of our time. Plastic was once thought to be a miracle invention that made life simpler for families. But just as our ...

Marine plastic pollution costs up to $2.5 trillion per year Isabella O'MalleyDigital Writer, Climate Change Reporter Published on Apr. 7, 2019, 9:33 PM Updated on Apr. 7, 2019, 10:20 PM ...

Plastic pollution is more concentrated in some lakes and reservoirs around the world than in the infamous “garbage patches” of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, according to a study published ...

Plastic pollution is an immense environmental problem that requires a global solution, but it’s also highly conspicuous and has galvanized public attention.

Global plastic pollution is estimated to triple by 2040, with the UN Environment Programme warning that up to 37 million tonnes of waste could enter marine ecosystems each year.