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A new study from the University shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in the first ever global plastics pollution inventory. University of Leeds ...

The surging tide of microplastics is already an environmental and health threat, but as the world heats up — driving increasingly extreme weather — it’s transforming them into “more mobile, persistent ...

The world currently produces more than 50 million tonnes of “mismanaged” plastic waste each year, and some researchers project this flood of pollution into the environment will double by mid-century.

ZARANJ (Pajhwok): As plastic pollution grows into a serious environmental and health challenge in Afghanistan, women in ...

Researchers found a way to turn plastic waste into the main ingredient in vinegar using sunlight and a simple iron based material.

As world leaders work on the first treaty to end plastic pollution, Erie seems to be on a different planet. The U.S. changed its position on the United Nations' first global plastics treaty in August ...

Despite some progress, negotiations on a binding global treaty to deal with plastic pollution has yet to be finalized. The reliance on consensus is slowing down negotiations, as disagreements remain ...