Dubai: Oman is set to roll out the third phase of its ambitious national ban on single-use plastic shopping bags on July 1, ...

As the Canadian government awaits a court ruling on its ban on single-use plastics, Kenya offers a real-life illustration of ...

"The aim of the ANSES study was to determine the level of microplastic contamination in drinks such as water, soda, iced tea, wine and beer." Scientists make surprising discovery about drinks stored ...

At this point, most people know that microplastics are everywhere. Scientists have shown that tiny particles, amounting to the weight of a plastic spoon, can be found in our brains and hundreds of ...

It’s one of the world’s most common bacteria creating one of the world’s most commonly used painkillers, and the same ...

A team of researchers from the University of Edinburgh has managed to create paracetamol from plastic waste, using a ...

Heat waves are primarily caused by high-pressure systems that push warm air down onto an area and hold it there. During heat ...

Scientists have figured out how to turn plastic waste into the painkiller acetaminophen using specially engineered bacteria.

The Return and Earn scheme has dramatically cut litter while boosting recycling, but are the environmental benefits coming at ...

The BeBot began its litter-cleaning work on the shores of Lake Simcoe at Sibbald Point Provincial Park this week, and will make its way to Inverhuron Provincial Park on Lake Huron in the next month.

Most people who separate their plastic waste for recycling assume the bulk of it will in fact be recycled. But current ...

Canadian environmental not-for-profit Pollution Probe has launched Canada’s very first beach cleaning robot as part of the ...