To end the plastic crisis, the UN plastic pollution treaty must introduce new global binding rules to regulate production and consumption. These rules must include measures to ban, phase-out, ...

Explore the fascinating process of recycling massive amounts of plastic waste into durable HD pipes. Witness how ... not only reduces environmental pollution but also creates sustainable products ...

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The IAEA is working with experts from all over the world to change that fate and protect marine life and the environment from plastic pollution. With its partners, the IAEA is researching and ...

At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the sea by 2050. Plastics pollution has a direct and deadly effect on wildlife. Thousands of seabirds and sea turtles, seals and other ...

The researchers will immerse plastic films in freshwater samples (taken from a canal in Lowell) and expose them to ...

Nina Dobrev, known for her exciting roles in television, is using her fame to advocate for the planet. The short film focuses on raising awareness about the dangers of plastic waste in our oceans and ...

And one study estimates that 90% of seabirds have consumed some form of plastic waste. All that pollution on beaches and in the ocean is harmful to both marine life and humans. So Adidas is trying ...

Across islands, plastic pollution is choking marine life, infiltrating food systems and threatening economies reliant on tourism and fishing. With over 400 million tons of plastic produced ...