Rivers carry plastic across continents, so scientists tracked its movement across continents too. A sweeping new UC Santa Barbara-led study spanning four continents and eight countries has amassed one ...

Study Finds Plastic and Cigarette Waste in Nearly Half of the World's Bodies of Water ...

Mayors from across the Mississippi River Valley are taking action against plastic pollution, launching a first-of-its-kind initiative to protect the river. This week, leaders from 10 states met in St.

An IGB study shows where the hotspots are Plastic litter at the riverbanks of Berlin's River Spree | Photo: Martin Blettler ...

TikTok A time-lapse video of trash being removed from Guatemala's Rio Las Vacas illuminated the staggering depths of plastic ...

A new solar-driven method transforms plastic waste and microplastics into acetic acid, turning pollution into a valuable chemical.

In this world, plastic is the most stubborn waste. Normally, the plastic waste gets disposed of via municipal collection, ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Hundreds of city leaders from along the Mississippi River met this weekend in St. Paul to address plastic pollution and discuss new strategies for cleanup. “Just having that ...

If North Carolina’s rivers and creeks are its arteries, then human litter is the cholesterol that’s clogging them. Plastic waste is the most common litter found in North Carolina's streams, according ...

Mumbai: Even as Maharashtra claims progress in environmental conservation, the state's latest Economic Survey tabled in the legislature on Thursday pa.

Close to half of the country’s waste is handled by vulnerable informal recyclers, so how much can a national framework really ...

Researchers found a way to turn plastic waste into the main ingredient in vinegar using sunlight and a simple iron based material.