The world currently produces more than 50 million tonnes of “mismanaged” plastic waste each year, and some researchers project this flood of pollution into the environment will double by mid-century.

Plastic pollution is one of the top global environmental problems, leading to an estimated 19 to 23 million tons of plastic waste polluting lakes, rivers, seas and oceans across the world, according ...

With conventional waste management systems falling short, many scientists are turning to nature for innovative solutions to the issue of plastic waste. One promising avenue is microbial degradation: ...

Community-led research from UCSB’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory spans three years, four continents and eight countries to reveal the scale of river plastic waste and offer solutions to stop it at ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A dirty diaper could be the secret ingredient to helping answer an environmental question: how do we clean up all of our plastic waste? HIRO Technologies hopes these diapers could help ...