A chemical commonly found in sunscreen could be making plastic in oceans even harder to break down, according to University ...

The UK and EU countries keep sending plastic waste to Turkey as import restrictions remain largely ineffective.

On July 5th thousands of volunteers around the world collected 964,000 cigarette butts from their streets and nature. No Butts ...

Marine ecosystems are significantly threatened by plastic litter, hence, effective detection and monitoring techniques are necessary. The identification and classification of ocean plastic litter is ...

US officials outlined their new position at a meeting in Nairobi, where key divisions persisted ahead of August talks to agree a global plastics pact The US government is pushing back against measures ...

Malaysia emerged as a major destination for U.S. waste after China banned American waste imports in 2018. California shipped ...

UNEP and small island states are working together to restore nature and boost climate resilience for a safer, sustainable ...

For most of us, July means fireworks, barbecues, beach days and vacation, but it’s also the month in which everyone around ...

Lagos has begun enforcing its ban on single-use plastics. Here’s what’s banned, what’s exempted, and why it matters.

Mayor Craig Greenberg and the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability is conducting its annual Plastic Free July celebration, a ...

No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome ...

Aiming at the risk assessment problem of ocean heavy metal pollution, a deep learning-based risk assessment system was constructed. A three-layer evaluation index system including pollutant hazard ...