These countries produce the most plastic pollution in our oceans – and they’re not the ones you might have guessed - Trillions of pieces of plastic are estimated to float in oceans around the ...

A report assessing state policies on plastics comes just weeks before negotiators meet to attempt to finalize a global treaty ...

Introduction Soon, representatives of many of the world’s nations will once again convene to negotiate a global treaty aimed ...

Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggest 27 million metric tons of nanoplastics are spread across just the top layer of ...

A new study suggests that the plastic pollution problem in the world's oceans is having an economic impact that is startling – perhaps as much as $2.5 trillion.

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network. More than 1,000 delegates from 175 countries are here in Nairobi this week to figure out what to do ...

Now, a report on plastic pollution, written by Pew Charitable Trusts and endorsed by the U.N. undersecretary-general, says the world needs to implement drastic measures to make sure no new plastic ...

“Ocean plastic pollution is one of the biggest environmental issues of our time,” CleanHub Vice President of Marketing Nikki Stones says. ... The United Nations also introduced the High Ambition ...

Plastic waste in the oceans is expected to triple by the year 2040, more than tripling compared to current levels unless drastic measures are taken, according to a new study. The research, which co… ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - United Nations countries have agreed to create a legally binding global treaty to address plastic pollution in the world's oceans, rivers and landscape. The U.N. Environment ...

The group said last year that around 0.5 percent of plastic waste ends up in the ocean, and that nearly a quarter of the world’s plastic waste is mismanaged or littered.. Other major countries ...