Plastic pollution has become one of the major threats to our oceans, rivers, and lakes. Every year, tons of plastic waste ...

Progress toward a legally binding global treaty on plastics pollution stalled and went into reverse this week. The United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting in Geneva, Switzerland ...

A bout 400 tons of plastic waste is produced each year. There is a large body of data that is not only damaging to the ...

Diplomats from around the world concluded nine days of talks in Geneva — plus a marathon overnight session that lasted into ...

The City Council plans to require contractors to contain construction debris, including plastic sawdust from vinyl fencing ...

Go behind the scenes with executive editor Vernon Loeb and reporter Bob Berwyn as they explain why global talks on plastics pollution reached a disappointing end.

A frustrated Redditor posted photos of “daily disposable socks” described as creating “0 burden when traveling.” The ...

Beyond Taiwan, McDonald's has been prioritizing reusable packaging to limit plastic waste pollution in other countries. In ...

Koa Smith, Tom Carroll, and Pacha Light – bring awareness to Indonesia's environmental issues in new film from Uriel Jean-Armel.

The report highlights how more than 16,000 chemicals are used in plastic, many of which are not disclosed by the companies ...

Negotiations over a global plastic pollution treaty collapsed Friday as countries failed to bridge wide gaps on whether the world should limit plastic manufacturing and restrict the use of harmful ...

A smaller group, including fossil-fuel producers, said they would not accept a treaty with limits on production. Gas and oil ...