Within 15 years, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic could be entering our environment every second. Not every minute. Every second.

An estimated 280 million metric tons of plastic waste will enter the air, water, soil, and human bodies every year by 2040, ...

Finding microplastics in human body parts is not new: Scientists have uncovered the minuscule waste products in human blood, lungs, brains, hearts and testicles. But a new study, published Monday in ...

APRIL 24, 2024 – A research paper published today in Science Advances reveals a direct correlation between plastic production and plastic pollution, such that every 1% increase in plastic production ...

New 625,000 metric ton-per-year PE production unit delivers state-of-the-art products with breakthrough improvements in production flexibility and environmental performance: more than doubles Baystar ...

A study reveals global plastic production could surge by 52% by 2040, worsening pollution and health impacts significantly.

Nations kicked off a meeting on Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet. It’s the sixth time ...

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The outlook is grim, but a new report lays out a path to nearly eradicate plastic packaging pollution within the next 15 ...

From right, Anthony Agotha, special envoy for Climate and Environment Diplomacy, European Union, Juan Carlos Monterrey, head of Panama's delegation, Olga Givernet, French Delegate Minister for Energy, ...

Within 15 years, a garbage truck's worth of plastic could be entering our environment every second. Not every minute. Every second.

Global plastic pollution will hit 280 million metric tons per year by 2040, or a dump truck’s worth every second.