In the oceans, the most widespread type of plastic pollution may be the kind you can’t see. A new study published Wednesday ...

Plastic pollution tends to float near the surface and build up in large, rotating ocean currents known as gyres. The ...

Sunscreen chemicals like EHMC may be silently increasing ocean plastic pollution by strengthening harmful microbial biofilms ...

Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggest 27 ...

As shiny, pearl-like white plastic pellets rode wave after wave and piled up on the beaches of Thiruvananthapuram in India’s ...

DHAKA, July 10, 2025 (BSS) – Secretary General of the BIMSTEC Indra Mani Pandey has underscored the urgency of addressing ...

Negotiations toward a global, legally binding plastics treaty are set to resume this summer, with the United Nations ...

A leading expert in the health impacts of plastic pollution and microplastics is calling on the UN to end the use of toxic ...

The world produces over 100 million tons of plastic a year, which could take hundreds of years to fully degrade, but ...

New research on nanoplastics pollution and ‘chemicals of concern’ underscores the need for a strong agreement when ...

A global instrument to combat plastic waste is only the start. Coordinated action, innovative financing and consistent ...

As the host nation of Unep and a frontline actor in the battle against plastic pollution, Kenya must take the lead in driving ...