Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Globally, we’re producing around 400 million metric tons of plastic each year. Nearly half of that is single-use: everything from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Ryan Liebe We’ve known about microplastics for decades. Previously, the focus was more geared toward animals that live in ...

Reducing plastic use this year should be on everyone’s radar, although it won’t be easy. According to the United Nations, “humanity produces over 430 million tonnes of plastic every year – two-thirds ...

PISCATAWAY, N.J., April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Every year, eight million tons of plastic waste fill the world's oceans 1, and the pollution of the oceans by plastic waste alone has increased tenfold ...

A coalition of environmental groups and state lawmakers on Tuesday called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to put in place tougher rules to reduce plastic pollution in the oceans and across California’s landscape ...

New report estimates low-income countries, despite consuming less plastic, incur a total lifetime plastic cost that is 10 times higher than wealthier countries. The structural inequities built into ...

On Earth Day, the ITTF, local organiser Table Tennis England and Ganten are taking a significant step towards improving how its World Championships are delivered for the next century, with the ITTF ...

We’ve known about microplastics for decades. Previously, the focus was more geared toward animals that live in the sea and the impact on the environment. (It’s why you rarely see canned drinks in ...