Ahead of the UNEP-hosted World Environment Day, here’s a closer look at what plastic pollution is, why it’s such a problem ...

Inger Andersen, Chief of UNEP, urges ministers to push for a strong, legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution by INC-5 ...

Opinion: Wake Forest University School of Law’s Sarah Morath reviews the steps states and cities are taking to address ...

The increase in single-use plastics has been dramatic since the 1980s. Today, plastic pollution is everywhere and has impacts on soil, food, air, and water. Practically every product has some sort ...

While it has been long understood that microplastics exist on the surface of oceans, a team of researchers from four ...

Negotiators fail to reach agreement on plastic pollution treaty at talks in South Korea More than 100 countries want the treaty to limit production as well as tackle cleanup and recycling ...

Over 84% of plastic waste in the Himalayas is from single-use food packaging, prompting calls for systemic change.

A global study links common household plastics to over 100,000 heart-related deaths in India, revealing an urgent public ...

According to the most recent statistics published by the Environmental ... Experts say current levels of plastic pollution are expected to double by 2060. Tracey Woodruff, Director of the Program ...