A final round of negotiations to adopt a global treaty against plastic pollution will take place in Geneva, Switzerland.

First Minister John Swinney has been called on to take urgent action to crackdown on plastic pollution. In an open letter ...

Trade must be part of the solution to end plastic pollution – a global problem which disproportionately affects developing ...

Microplastics have found their way into our oceans, our food and even our brains. But the man behind landmark research into ...

There are plenty of creative ways to reduce your plastic footprint – from hosting glitter-free parties to potty training your kids earlier.

One of Earth's remotest corners in Antarctica was found to be unsafe from human-caused plastic pollution. The wonder material, plastic, was all the rage a few decades ago. Now, it’s destroying the ...

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 ...

Countries are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, where they will hope to break a deadlock in talks for a legally binding agreement on plastics.

New process converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks, which can be recycled into new PET products or upcycled into higher value materials.

Caption: Greenpeace activists call for action ahead of the second session of global negotiations on plastic pollution, hosted in Paris in May 2023. (Michaela Cabrera/Reuters) ...

California received the highest score and Mississippi the worst in a new nationwide ranking of state laws designed to reduce plastic pollution. All 50 states still need to do much more to combat the ...

Environment How companies and communities are fighting the problem of plastic pollution Fast food chains, municipalities and even Ikea have recently pledged to phase out single-use plastics Jun 21, ...