On the eve of World Environment Day, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launched the Global Plastics Hub, a tool that integrates data from multiple sources to support evidence-based ...

As final global plastics treaty negotiations take place in Geneva, The Lancet elevates plastic pollution as a grave, global threat to human health. “To those meeting in Geneva: Please take up the ...

The surging tide of microplastics is already an environmental and health threat, but as the world heats up — driving increasingly extreme weather — it’s transforming them into “more mobile, persistent ...

Adverse effects on health due to emissions from the world's plastics system, including greenhouse gases, air-polluting ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Global negotiations to address plastic pollution collapsed in Geneva, Switzerland, last August after countries rejected two draft treaties. The Geneva talks, launched with optimism ...

Days after talks on a new international treaty to curb plastic pollution collapsed, Sr. Patty Johnson was nonetheless feeling hopeful. Johnson was in Busan, South Korea, with three fellow Sisters of ...

Geneva — Negotiators working on a landmark treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution failed to reach an agreement during talks that extended into Friday in Geneva. Nations were meeting ...

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 ...

Emerging evidence suggests that environmental pollutants rarely act alone, yet most toxicological studies still assess them in isolation.

Plastic pollution is poisoning the planet. Some experts suggest making plastics from more "natural" materials, but research shows those still have risks. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

Yaba College of Technology has unveiled its Plastogas Hub, a plastic-to-gas and upcycling facility designed to reduce plastic ...