Plastic straws are one of the top contributors of plastic pollution in the oceans. With just 9% of straws capable of being ...

Among the biggest culprits of plastic pollution in the ocean and along shorelines are thin plastic shopping bags, which have ...

New research indicates there’s at least one strategy that works to curb an especially problematic and unnecessary form of ...

A new study from the University of Delaware and Columbia University looked at plastic bag bans and fees in jurisdictions ...

In some coastal counties, a bathtub of ocean water holds 10 or more tiny plastic fragments, which researchers link to higher ...

Behind closed doors, in a domed conference pavilion steps away from the historic port of Nice, more than 40 ministers ...

But even places with bag policies are seeing a greater prevalence of plastic bags on beaches and riverbanks. Plastic bag fees ...

LONDON (Reuters) -A group of development banks plans to invest at least 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion) by the end of the ...

A recent study highlights the hidden health risks associated with living near the ocean, specifically an increased risk of ...

A new ecological study links high marine microplastic levels near US coastlines with significantly greater prevalence of type ...

The Global Plastic Action Partnership estimates that around 16,000 tons of plastic are dumped into the Pacific Ocean annually ...

Plastic pollution is still being found washed up on Norfolk beaches following the North Sea tanker collision four months ago.