Plastics

A study has found microplastic and nanoplastic pollution to be significantly higher in placentas from premature births than in those…

According to the United Nations, plastic production skyrocketed from 2 million metric tons in 1950 to about 400 million in…

Nadine Luci lives on a breezy hill south-western Pennsylvania, but hardly ever opens her windows for fear the air outside…

There is significant disagreement over whether to create a dedicated plastics fund, paid into by developed donor countries, or use…

Coca-Cola has been accused of quietly abandoning a pledge to achieve a 25% reusable packaging target by 2030 in what…

Binding global targets to cut plastic production must be at the centre of any continuing negotiations to secure the world’s…

Negotiators have failed to reach agreement on a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution, the diplomat chairing the talks has…

“Massive amounts” of plastic contamination is getting into food and garden waste through user error and misleading “biodegradable” labelling, waste…

Pressure from an increasingly large bloc of countries has offered hope that a breakthrough at critical international plastic treaty talks…

This week, world leaders are gathering in Busan, South Korea, to hammer out a global plastics treaty to try to…