Many parts of Nigeria are currently experiencing floods caused mainly by improper waste disposal. Lagos State is estimated to ...

A Memorial University scientist says the mysterious white blobs washing up on Newfoundland beaches are actually gobs of ...

Memorial University Earth science professor Hilary Corlett says testing shows the gunk is safe to touch and she hopes there ...

The legal challenge asserts that PepsiCo and Coca-Cola have falsely promoted their products as recyclable, despite knowing the significant environmental harm plastic pollution causes. Los Angeles ...

Speaking to an intergovernmental panel in Colombia, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that plastic could overtake ...

CalRecycle predicted significant environmental impacts from implementing a 2022 law to reduce plastic pollution.

The chances for a stronger international agreement on limits to plastic production may have increased dramatically as the world nears a U.N. deadline for achieving a plastics treaty. The game changer: ...

New research has shown that bio-based fibers caused higher mortality, and reduced growth and reproductivity, among earthworms -- a species critical to the health of soils globally -- than conventional ...

This year, California sued ExxonMobil over its allegedly misleading statements about plastics recycling. Perhaps this ...

India produces 9.3 million tonnes of plastic annually, a staggering figure that has led to widespread pollution due to improper waste disposal. Clogged waterways, overflowing landfills, and ...

Penn State researchers found that microplastic levels in freshwater have risen with global plastic production, though they ...

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