Representatives from 175 countries will gather in Geneva, Switzerland, in August for the final round of negotiations on a ...

Community-led research from UC Santa Barbara’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory spans three years, four continents ,and eight ...

Using a novel machine learning approach to forecast the future of plastics, researchers demonstrated that just four policy interventions could eliminate 91% of the world’s plastic waste by 2050.

On March 2, 2022, delegates to the UN environment assembly adopted an ambitious resolution to develop the text of a new treaty by the end of 2024 to end plastic pollution. With 24 days of formal ...

“Trade can be seen as the root cause of much of the global plastic problem, but it’s also a potential solution,” explained ...

Eliminate problematic, unnecessary and harmful plastic packaging by embracing redesign, innovation, and new delivery models. Ensuring 100% of plastic packaging produced is reusable, recyclable or ...

Known for its “sachet economy,” the Philippines is among the biggest contributors to ocean plastic pollution that has been ...

In March 2022, 167 nations -- nearly 90% of the UN's membership -- agreed to develop a "legally binding agreement" to "end plastic pollution." This past week, UN member countries gathered in South ...

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal ...

Scientists and theologians are calling for an end to unethical and immoral “unchecked increases in plastic production,” they write in a Declaration produced during the conference "Joining Science and ...

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WASHINGTON — The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people's bodies, according to a ...