"Much more ambitious action from governments and industry transparency is needed." Experts sound alarm over ominous side ...

Plastic pollution could double its harm to human health in the coming decades if current production trends continue, ...

Projected Growth of Health Risks: Under a business-as-usual scenario, the number of DALYs attributed to plastics is expected to more than double, increasing from 2.1 million in 2016 to a staggering ...

Despite recycling efforts, most plastic still ends up in landfills, where it takes centuries to decompose and leaches ...

With tailored, evidence-based policies, the U.S. can relieve the burden on local and municipal governments, communities, and ...

A new review published in Frontiers in Science is calling for urgent action to avoid irreversible ecological damage by stemming the tide of microplastics entering the environment. Climate change ...

"The Problem With Plastic" is both a call to arms and a thorough look at the far-reaching effects of plastic production.

A Lancet study warns plastics emissions could more than double health risks by 2040, driving global warming, air pollution, ...

Nano- and microplastic particles (NMP) are increasingly polluting urban and rural landscapes, where bees and other beneficial insects come into contact with them. If insects ingest plastic particles ...

Plastic is everywhere in modern society. While it has paved the way for enormous progress, the pollution it leaves behind is ...

The effects of plastic on the three planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution: scientific knowledge is still patchy and unevenly distributed. The United Nations ...

Greenhouse gas emissions from plastic production had the biggest health impact, according to a study. Read more at ...