Plastic Pollution News

A large community effort is underway at Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, to clean up a significant spill of nurdles, small plastic pellets. Volunteers are actively

Experts and NGOs are expressing concern that the latest version of the UN plastic treaty is less ambitious than previous drafts, citing tenuous human health com

A new generation of young activists in the Maldives is actively addressing environmental challenges such as coastal erosion and plastic pollution affecting thei

Millions of plastic nurdles are dangerously spreading along the Northumberland coast, prompting volunteers to race against time to clean up the pellets amid fea

A Guardian investigation reveals that the UK has exported 139,000 tonnes of rubbish to poor districts in Adana, Turkey, leading to significant pollution and hea

14-year-old Brazilian student Lucas Tadao has developed biodegradable trays from cassava peels, offering a potential solution to replace Styrofoam and reduce pl

Scientists discovered microplastics in 92% of deep-sea animals 2,000 meters below the ocean surface, indicating plastic pollution has reached Earth's most remot

Tamil Nadu attempted to implement a ban on non-reusable plastics in 2002 to address rising plastic consumption and its impact on groundwater and rainwater perco

A new study reveals that sea turtles have the highest plastic loads, found in nearly half of all samples, followed by seabirds at 35%.