Enacting a combination of four policies could reduce mismanaged plastic waste by 91% and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by about 37% third by 2050, according to a model created by scientists at the ...

How plastic sinks to the deep sea — over time, sunlight and waves break large plastic items into tiny fragments that stick to marine snow. These particles gradually sink through the ocean, carrying ...

Scientists from the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at Queen Mary University of London have developed a simple model to show how buoyant plastic can settle through the water column ...

Community-led research from UCSB’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory spans three years, four continents and eight countries to reveal the scale of river plastic waste and offer solutions to stop it at ...

The state of plastic pollution in South Africa. Photo: Supplied A new initiative launched in Pretoria on September 18 aims to directly address one of South Africa’s most pressing environmental ...

The Lancet: Plastic pollution is an underrecognised threat to health, experts warn as they launch a project to track plastics’ health impacts and monitor progress Ahead of the expected finalisation of ...

In a landmark move to combat one of South Africa’s most pressing environmental challenges, a new initiative has been unveiled to tackle plastic pollution stemming from the food and beverage sector.

Pew Charitable Trusts finds plastic pollution will more than double globally by 2040 unless action taken The 66m tonnes of pollution from plastic packaging that enters the global environment each year ...

The multi-year project aims to achieve a systems-level shift in the plastics value chain across South Africa. Its vision is to contribute to South Africa’s transition toward a thriving, equitable and ...

THE Plastic Flamingo facility turns plastic waste into reusable plastic products, including construction materials. The photo shows The PLAF team members operating shredders that turn plastic waste ...

Maître de conférences en économie et membre de la Coalition scientifique pour un traité plastique efficace (https://ikhapp.org/scientistscoalition/), Université ...

Bali is cleaning up its ocean of plastics. Bali has a unique opportunity to address plastic waste by integrating sustainable practices into the tourism experience. As a top global destination, ...