The effects of plastic on the three planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution: scientific knowledge is still patchy and unevenly distributed. The United Nations ...

Plastic pollution exacerbates the impacts of all planetary boundaries, including climate change, ocean acidification and biodiversity loss, a new paper shows. Ahead of the final negotiations of the ...

"Everlasting Plastics" at SPACES Gallery probes our enmeshed relationship to plastic, its production and disposal.

A Coastal Stewards team member was involved in the necropsy of a stranded dolphin calf and found its stomach filled with plastic. Shockingly, one piece of plastic was marked with the logo of an ...

Less than a tenth of the 400 million tonnes of plastic produced around the world is manufactured from recycled materials, a study shows. Researchers who tracked the global plastics supply chain also ...

The Environmental Integrity Project, an anti-pollution nonprofit, released a report last week on the plastics industry, noting how the industry has benefited from government subsidies while violating ...

In late October, a rare Gervais’ beaked whale washed up on a North Carolina beach. The 11-foot marine mammal had swallowed a plastic balloon, which obstructed its digestive passage, a dire situation.

Dr. DeArmitt, the author of influential books such as The Plastics Paradox and Shattering the Plastics Illusion, has dedicated his career to challenging misconceptions about plastics. His ...

The accumulation and poor management of plastic fibers and particles remains a pressing global issue, with serious consequences for both human health and environmental sustainability. This conclusion ...

Inline Plastics, a leading manufacturer of innovative food packaging solutions, has been named a winner of the Sustainability in the Food Industry Award by The Shelby and Griffin Report. This ...