Single use plastic carry bag is here to stay and the Government will have to think out of the box and study how to deal with the plastic menace. The answer obviously is regulation, work out some mecha ...

The outlook is grim, but a new report lays out a path to nearly eradicate plastic packaging pollution within the next 15 ...

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

The Bay of Bengal, long seen as Bangladesh’s maritime gold mine, is under siege. It faces a silent but accelerating crisis—one driven not only by overfishing but by the creeping threats of acidificati ...

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 ...

Our oceans have been experiencing a plastic crisis for decades. We have now reached a pivotal moment in ocean pollution, ...

You probably already knew that plastic can be bad, but scientists have taken a closer look, and found out it can be bad in surprising ways. Happy Earth Day! After watching this video, check out our ...

A new study says plastic pellets from Texas pollute the Mexican coastline, but not so much the other way around.

The Philippines will convene government officials, scientists, and industry representatives from more than 100 countries as ...

The government has said it is "appalled" and called for a “thorough investigation” after huge numbers of plastic beads washed up on south coast beaches. Southern Water apologised for the spill, which ...

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

Candy wrappers. Balloons. Grocery bags. Every day, the equivalent of 2,000 full garbage trucks worth of plastic gets dumped in the world's oceans. Scientists have long known that plastic waste is ...