Plastic pollution has become a major global environmental concern as modern societies rely increasingly on plastic products.

The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution ...

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

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A story of innovation where recycled plastic waste is transformed into Bluetooth speakers and affordable prosthetic sockets, ...

Algalita Marine Research and Education, a local nonprofit, has revamped its educator mini-grants program to support teachers ...

Most people know plastic pollution is bad news. But a small group of scientists says that we should pause all ocean plastic cleanup efforts.

In a first-of-its-kind ruling on Oregon’s Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (RMA or the Act), U.S. District Court Judge Michael ...

Surfing's very own Bruce Wayne, the inimitable Ryan Harris, has developed a realistic solution to the plastic pollution crisis by turning ocean-bound plastic into surfboard fins and other products and ...

Rivers are the primary pathways of microplastics and mesoplastics (MMPs) input into the ocean. Most studies have examined MMP ...

GENEVA (AP) — Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution are discussing a new draft of the text Wednesday that would not limit plastic production or address ...