Countries are hammering out a document that aims to “end plastic pollution” by not only improving how the world handles ...

A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in ...

Many nations hope to reduce the half a billion tons of plastic made each year. But pushback from plastic and oil producers, ...

Each year the world produces around 400 million tonnes of plastic waste, much of it discarded after just a few minutes of use ...

A weakened treaty that prioritizes recycling and non-binding targets risks failing to address the astounding cost to human ...

The oil industry is causing another life-threatening problem. Plastic waste has invaded the bodies of virtually every ...

On November 25, delegates from 175 countries began the fifth and final round of negotiations for the crucial Global Plastics ...

Delegates from 175 countries will finalise a new UN treaty aimed at tackling plastic pollution in Busan, South Korea.

It has been almost 20 years since singer Carrie Underwood competed on and won the fourth season of the Fox competition show ...

"The Alliance to End Plastic Waste promised a $1.5 billion solution to plastic pollution. Five years later, it’s cleaned up ...

Negotiations over a U.N. treaty to cut plastics have been bogged down. Environmental groups blame the oil and gas industry.

The fact that plastics pollute the environment and generate problems has been well-researched in many areas. However, there is little information on the impacts of plastics on climate and biodiversity ...