Every year, around 20 million tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean, rivers, and lakes — disrupting ecosystems and livelihoods. NUclear TEChnology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (NUTEC Plastics), ...

Researchers found that microplastic and mesoplastic concentrations rise by one to four orders of magnitude during floods.

Ingenuity from UK and US universities has led to the development of next-generation solutions to eliminating plastic waste — particularly, in tricky marine environments. University of Edinburgh ...

BUSAN, South Korea, Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The fifth session of the INC-5 on Plastic Pollution took place in Busan, South Korea, where Hunan Vary Tech Co., Ltd. from China showcased its plastic ...

Dangerous concentrations of algae such as "red tides" have been consistently emerging in locations around the world. A region ...

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 ...

The negative consequences of plastic are everywhere and affect everyone. Microplastics are now found throughout our bodies, ...

Plastic pollution may be quietly fueling algal blooms by knocking out the grazers that usually keep algae under control.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Within 15 years, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic could be entering our environment every second. Not every ...

One of Washington’s major recycling efforts – at least in terms of involving the biggest number of people whether they want to or not – is a 2020 law that banned so-called single-use plastic carrying ...

The Federal Government has warned that plastic pollution poses serious risks to aquatic ecosystems and human health, with microplastics already entering the food chain through fish consumption.The ...