Plastic waste is increasingly causing problems for fishers. Fishnets bring up bottles, propellers get tangled in bags, water ...

Binning gum is not the solution either. Addressing gum as a plastic pollutant dictates that the prevention of gum pollution ...

Evalyne Ndirangu, IAEA Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications Ayhan Evrensel, IAEA Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications “The world’s commitment to ending plastic pollution is clear ...

Oceana estimates Coca-Cola will release 1.33B pounds of plastic into oceans by 2030. The company dropped its reuse pledge.

Since then, plastic straws have become emblematic of the global plastic pollution problem that now touches every part of life on Earth. Annually, humans produce an estimated 380 million tons of ...

Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, researchers said on Tuesday, also warning of the pollution created by the rubber-based sweet. Lowe also warned ...

The current administration continues to senselessly undermine efforts to reduce single-use plastics. But plastic never was and never will be disposable, and neither are the people it poisons. Plastic ...

Lawmakers can curb this onslaught in Washington. Since 2023, Rep. Liz Berry, D-Seattle, has championed reforming the state’s recycling system to both cut down on waste and drive rates of recycling ...

Plastic does not naturally biodegrade. The Environmental Protection Agency cites research indicating that once in the environment, plastics can take between 100 and 1,000 years to decompose.

Because it does not break down easily, PET is a major contributor to plastic pollution. After use, it either ends up in landfills or, over time, degrades into tiny microplastics or nanoplastics ...

The brain contains higher concentrations of plastic particles than other organs - with elevated levels in dementia patients, say scientists. Bottled water alone can expose people to nearly as many ...