It is everywhere because it’s almost endlessly useful. And when it's thrown away, if plastic finds its way into a plant like this, a lot of it can be made into something useful all over again.

“If we don’t get the plastic pollution problem in the ocean under control, we threaten contaminating the entire marine food web, from phytoplankton to whales. And by the time the science ...

Plastic is one of the fastest growing materials and production is on course to double, to more than one billion tonnes a year, by 2050. With that, will come more pollution. This week, delegates ...

We’re bombarded by information on the topic of marine litter and plastic pollution, but how much do we really know about the problem? Think about other planetary challenges, like climate change ...

Barely half of our plastic waste is recycled. The rest clogs landfills, chokes rivers and oceans, and seeps into our food ...

近 200 个国家同意就这份协议展开磋商，以采取行动，应对 “塑料危机”。 There's growing concern that discarded plastic is destroying habitats, harming wildlife and contaminating the food chain. And because the problem spans ...

Bangladesh recycles 37% of its plastic, well above the global average of 9%. This relatively high rate is largely due to the ...

World Environment Day 2025 is just two days away, to remind us that Plastic pollution is a global issue that needs collective ...

The responsibility lies not just with the shipping industry but also with governments, international bodies, and the plastic ...

One way to help tackle the growing plastic pollution problem could be all around us: microscopic bacteria and fungi. A growing body of research has identified a host of microorganisms, some of ...

Plastic pollution is now considered one of the largest environmental threats facing humans and animals globally. In “The Plastic Problem: PBS NewsHour Presents”, Amna Nawaz and her PBS ...