Due to Hawaii’s economic and logistical challenges in recycling plastic waste, such as marine debris lingering in its ocean waters, researchers have been pioneering a method for recycling this waste ...

UK was close behind, exporting 675,000 tonnes, with much of the waste sent to Turkey, Malaysia and Indonesia ...

Scientists are exploring a method to convert plastic waste into fuels and valuable chemicals using sunlight, potentially ...

In Hawaii, researchers are literally paving the roads with good intentions. They have come up with an innovative method for putting the island’s plastic pollution to work, covering its roads with ...

Globally, more than 460 million tonnes of plastic are produced each year, with millions of tonnes leaking into the ...

Discover the latest findings from the International Marine Litter Research Unit as experts investigate how plastic waste ...

Scientists are developing solar powered technologies to convert plastic waste into clean fuels, offering a potential solution ...

In Busan, South Korea, talks on a global treaty on plastic pollution, which were held from November 25 to December 1, ended in failure. Negotiations are due to resume at a later date. At the ...

Discover the urgent environmental problem of ocean plastic pollution in this insightful video. Starting with scientific ...

Plastic pollution is everywhere—including where you would least expect it, especially when it's in tiny particle form. Today, scientists are working to measure the consequences of this contamination.