Researchers have finally made a breakthrough in how to break down plastic effectively without needing harsh chemicals.

Norway has shown how far the recycling of plastic bottles—a big part of beach trash—can go. It now recovers 97 percent of them. Its trick: deposits as high as 2.5 kroner (32 cents) and ...

If passed, Nevada businesses surrounding the lake would no longer be allowed to sell, offer for sale or distribute bottled ...

Plastic pollution refers to the accumulation of plastic objects and particles – like plastic bottles, bags, and straws – in ...

A ban on the sale of single-use plastic bottles at all city-owned properties is set for an upcoming City Council vote. If adopted, Bill 18 would prevent plastic bottles having a capacity of 1 liter or ...

Plastic pollution is one of the most obvious and long-lasting of the major environmental concerns, and because of the scope ...

As a result 16,000 bottles and aluminium cans have been ... Over the last week the Mirror has revealed the stark reality our plastic pollution crisis is having on wildlife, beaches and other ...

Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize a global pollution crisis ... use plastic food and beverage containers — water bottles, takeout containers, coffee lids, straws and ...

Animals also get trapped in our plastic pollution. Over time ... I think we should stop using one use plastic bottles like this one. Schoolgirl, ponytail, glasses: I know a lot, but I want ...

In the ongoing battle against plastic pollution in Gulu City, much attention is given to environmental activists, ...

Fishnets bring up bottles, propellers get tangled in bags ... statistical terms there is a negative association between plastic pollution and fishers’ earnings,” says Jorge Ávila-Santamaría ...