An innovative project using bubbles to form a barrier to plastic waste in Amsterdam’s waterways is proving so successful the ...

University researchers have developed a small, portable device that can accurately measure microplastics in water samples ...

Washington: Statewide bans on plastic bags in the United States have led to significant reductions in the number of bags found on beaches and ...

Ocean Conservancy is calling for volunteers worldwide to join the 39th annual International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), the ...

The invention of plastics has improved our daily lives, but the massive production and improper disposal of plastic waste have made plastic pollution a major environmental issue. In 2016 ...

"Plastics are the new coal," declares Beyond Plastics. "Pollution from the plastics industry is a major force behind the heating of the planet," reports The Hill. The Natural Resources Defense ...

A German naval vessel sailed into London on the River Thames this week, while blasting iconic "Star Wars" villain Darth Vader’s "The Imperial March," though the country’s military branch says ...

Authorities in Boca Raton said a driver was rescued after veering into a waterway early Friday. Boca Raton police said a 75-year-old woman called 911 as her car was filling with water at Silver ...

“Studies have found these plastics in the human heart, the great blood vessels, the lungs, the liver, the testes, the gastrointestinal tract and the placenta,” said pediatrician and biology ...

The human brain can now be added to an already lengthy list of body parts that have been found to be riddled with plastics. Some samples examined by Campen and his colleagues from people who had ...