US officials outlined their new position at a meeting in Nairobi, where key divisions persisted ahead of August talks to ...

In the 'Nice Call for an Ambitious Treaty on Plastic Pollution,' issued at the United Nations Ocean Conference, 95 countries demanded that a global target to reduce plastic production and consumption ...

Malaysia emerged as a major destination for U.S. waste after China banned American waste imports in 2018. California shipped ...

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 ...

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

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

The Philippines has signed an international declaration, joining 94 other countries in calling for an effective treaty to end global plastic pollution.

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

Recycled plastic pellets can release a hidden mix of over 80 chemicals into water, disrupting hormones and fat metabolism in ...