We’re losing the race against plastic, but there’s a solution

And these costs come not just in dollars and cents but also through various health threats linked to plastics — including ...

How extreme weather is making plastic pollution more mobile, more persistent and more hazardous

Microplastics are already an environmental and health threat, but as the world heats up, they are becoming a much bigger and more hazardous problem, according to a new analysis ...

Plastic pollution is worsened by warming climate and must be stemmed, researchers warn

Climate change conditions turn plastics into more mobile, persistent, and hazardous pollutants. This is done by speeding up ...
Mongabay

Plastic pollution pushing Earth past all nine planetary boundaries: Report

As final negotiations for an international plastics treaty get underway this week in Busan, South Korea, scientists warn that the global plastics crisis is far more dangerous than previously thought.

Eating just a handful of plastic can be fatal for marine animals, a study finds

Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic it takes to be a lethal dose.
The Purdue Exponent

Plastic pollution putting killer whales and sharks most at risk

Plastic pollution is worse because of global warming, with killer whales and sharks most vulnerable, new research warns.
Phys.org

Plastic pollution 'grave and growing' health threat: Lancet

Plastic pollution is a "grave, growing and under-recognized danger" to health that is costing the world at least $1.5 trillion a year, experts warned in a report on Monday. The new review of the ...
CBS News

Plastic causing "disease and death from infancy to old age" that costs $1.5 trillion a year, report warns

Plastic pollution is a "grave, growing and under-recognized danger" to health that is costing the world at least $1.5 trillion a year, a report published Monday in the Lancet medical journal said. The ...

Plastic pollution in Lake Erie soared over the past decade, research shows

In 2014, Sherri Mason ventured out onto Lake Erie aboard the U.S. EPA’s Lake Guardian research vessel and came back with remarkable evidence of plastic floating in the water. She made a return trip in ...

Plastic-eating bacteria could combat pollution problems, scientists hope

Scientists discovered that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a ...
CNN

The world dumps 2,000 truckloads of plastic into the ocean each day. Here’s where a lot of it ends up

The western coast of Java in Indonesia is popular with surfers for its world-famous breaks. There’s a majestic underwater world to explore, too. But it’s impossible to surf or snorkel without running ...
Newsweek

Industry Responds to EPA’s Plastic Pollution Strategy Before Treaty Talks

With just a week before negotiations begin on a global treaty on plastic waste, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released its National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution, which the ...