According to the New Indian Express, officials in Andhra Pradesh have decided to ban single-use plastics at over 120 ...

The effects include declines in fertility in aquatic wildlife; negative behavioral changes; decline in reproduction and ...

The report highlights how more than 16,000 chemicals are used in plastic, many of which are not disclosed by the companies making it. Plastic chemicals are tied to health effects at all stages of ...

Up to 27 million tonnes of nanoplastics pollute the North Atlantic, with the highest concentrations found at the heart of the ...

Globally, recycling has a large carbon footprint, as plastic waste travels from wealthy nations, reaching poorer ones where ...

Single-use plastic bans are a way to curb the pollution and emissions created by the production of the material, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

South Africa plans to ban plastic microbead particles that wash into the ocean and end up in the fish we consume. The ban may take two years to come into effect.

“The lack of agreement on the terms of a treaty to end plastic pollution is undoubtedly a setback for global plastic pollution policy. We know that plastic pollution is accelerating and has negative ...

Indigenous communities from North America are at talks on a global treaty on plastic pollution in Geneva, pleading the case for the environment they depend upon, which is slowly being ...

The Plastic Kills … Again short horror film competition offers a $3,000 prize for films shorter than five minutes that show ...

Mayor Craig Greenberg is encouraging people in Louisville to make small changes towards reducing single-use plastic consumption.