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Plastic pollution has emerged as one of our most pressing environmental issues with the increasing use of disposable plastics. As they are non-biodegradable, plastics accumulate in the environment, altering habitats and natural processes. Millions of wildlife are also trapped by plastic waste every year.

It's modeled on carbon offsets. It has a lot of the same problems.

The Biden administration wants to replace 90% of plastic with bioplastic, but there are a lot of issues with that goal.

Nowhere to go. The ocean has more than 170 trillion plastic particles as pollution reaches unprecedented levels.

NEW DELHI, Mar 28 (IPS) - "The size of the faucet highlights the magnitude of the problem. It makes the problem impossible to ignore. We're used to throwing things 'away'—but when we're confronted with what happens when 'away' is not an option, I think it creates an emotional wake-up call," says Benjamin Von Wong.

Engineered bacteria can produce a plastic modifier that makes renewably sourced plastic more processable, more fracture-resistant and highly biodegradable even in seawater. The Kobe University development provides a platform for the industrial-scale, tunable production of a material that holds great potential for turning the plastic industry green.

Truly Indulgent Dark Chocolate Better-for-You Brand Partners with rePurpose Global to Become Certified Plastic Neutral

It's warming the planet and driving biodiversity loss. This year will be key to negotiating a global treaty to curb its impact.

Anyone can use this online interactive tool to 'drop' virtual plastic into the ocean in 4 different locations: Cook Strait Tauranga Moana Golden and Tasman Bays Hauraki Gulf/Firth of Thames Potential applicationsInitially designed as an educational tool for schools – and developed with student and teacher input – it has potential for aquaculture and environmental and biosecurity monitoring.

Texas scientists have created an enzyme that could keep billions of pounds of plastic out of landfills.

Fulfill your daily pareidolia needs with this photo of a concerned looking bunch of plastic containers. I can't help but hear them all making an imagined "ooooh" sound when I look at them. Th…

Since the 1960s, over 8.3 billion tons of plastic

A new study led by researchers at the University of Stirling has uncovered the crucial roles of bacteria living on plastic debris. The research also identifies rare and understudied bacteria that could assist in plastic biodegradation, offering new insights for tackling plastic pollution.

Global negotiators have agreed to craft an initial draft treaty to end plastic pollution, a preliminary but crucial step toward tackling one of the most lasting sources of human waste. Environmental advocates cautiously welcomed the outcome of five days of U.N. talks in Paris on plastic pollution, but expressed concern that the petroleum industry and some governments would water down the eventual treaty. Delegates…

For the first time, we can now tell the difference between a wide range of plastics and thereby separate them according to their chemical composition

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Carbon, plastic and greenhouse gases: an unconventional solution

There has long been a gap between stereotypical ideas of women's empowerment and gendered reality. Barbie explores these contradictions in miniature.

ULUU raised $5.3 million for their initiative to create seaweed plastic that can minimize the world's plastic waste.