World Environment Day is observed every year on June 5, led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). This day has been held annually since 1973. It engages over 150 countries through ...

Through their life cycle, plastics emit 3.4 per cent of global planet-heating emissions, according to the Organisation for ...

Microplastics are already an environmental and health threat, but as the world heats up, they are becoming a much bigger and more hazardous problem, according to a new analysis ...

Direct air capture, which means capturing CO2 from the air, has been around for years. But direct ocean capture is relatively ...

PLASTIC pollution is no longer a looming crisis but a “daily reality” that continues to choke seas and strain coastal communities, Philippine officials said Tuesday, warning that its impact undermines ...

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 ...

As a researcher with the Department of Fisheries Malaysia studying marine plastic pollution, I spend my days documenting a crisis that most people never see. Research on Malaysian beaches reveals ...

Nobody wants plastic pollution. That doesn’t mean poorly considered and heavy-handed governmental actions are the solution. This includes misguided single-use plastic bans (e.g., bans on plastic ...

It's World Environment Day on 5 June, a day organised by the United Nations where campaigners aim to inspire people to take action to protect our planet from climate change and raise awareness of ...

For a seabird, it can be tough to tell the difference between a squid snack and a piece of plastic debris. This mix-up can have devastating impacts for the birds and their young, according to a recent ...