The rankings in this chart reflect the largest total amounts of plastic waste flowing into the oceans annually, not the highest per capita amounts. For example, Bangladesh ranks 10th overall, with ...

AT Capital Foundation partners with The Ocean Cleanup to combat plastic pollution in Thane Creek, Mumbai with €1.5 million ...

New research indicates there’s at least one strategy that works to curb an especially problematic and unnecessary form of ...

At this point, most people know that microplastics are everywhere. Scientists have shown that tiny particles, amounting to ...

But even places with bag policies are seeing a greater prevalence of plastic bags on beaches and riverbanks. Plastic bag fees ...

Scientists have engineered bacteria to turn plastic waste into paracetamol, offering a sustainable new path for medicine and ...

Growing evidence indicates that plastics can cause harmful health effects in humans and animals. Microplastics and smaller ...

Critics of plastic credits have been around for some time. Sian Sutherland is among them: the co-founder of A Plastic Planet ...

Plastic offsets: rubbish or remedy? Can the concept of plastic offsetting – which is modelled on carbon offsets – work? David Burrows June 17, 2025 Credit: Mehaniq / Shutterstock.com ...

One of last summer’s strandings — a 7-foot-3-inch fish in Gearhart — proved to be a rare hoodwinker sunfish, Mola tecta. New ...

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