A JOINT declaration signed by 95 countries reaffirmed a shared global ambition to end plastic pollution. In line with the United Nations Environment Assembly’s Resolution 5/14 mandate, countries from ...

On 1 July, a ban came into force on countries that are not signatories to the Basel Convention, the international treaty ...

The main finding is that these plastic bag policies are effective in limiting, although not eliminating, plastic bag litter ...

“History shows that successful international environmental treaties are possible, as long as they have teeth,” says co-author ...

Cola, Nestlé, PepsiCo, and other big names have signed an open letter calling for a 'robust' and 'ambitious' plastic ...

Experts say global regulation must address plastic trade to curb pollution and tackle the climate, waste, and biodiversity ...

The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), a United States-headquartered non-profit think tank, stated in its latest study that plastics and their raw materials constitute a ...

Plastic bag bans and fees reduce shoreline litter, but research has found they aren't enough to solve global plastic ...

A new study from the University of Delaware and Columbia University looked at plastic bag bans and fees in jurisdictions across the United States to gauge their effectiveness. The researchers found ...

The treaty, spearheaded by the United Nations in March 2022, aims to address plastic waste across its full life cycle—from production to disposal—and is expected to be finalised in 2026 following ongo ...