Plastic pollution could linger at ocean surfaces for over a century, new research finds

Scientists from the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at Queen Mary University of London have developed a ...

Scientists have puzzled over what happens to plastic as it breaks down in the ocean – our new study helps explain the mystery

Our new study set out to understand what happens to large pieces of floating plastic once they enter the ocean. We developed ...

To solve marine plastic pollution, experts say production and consumption patterns must change fundamentally

Many measures have been initiated to reduce plastic pollution in Norway. Only a few of them will lead to extensive change and ...
news.ucsb.edu

How plastic pollution flows from rivers to oceans — and how to stop it

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 ...

Study finds microplastics floating in Jakarta’s air, water

JAKARTA: The city administration has pledged to improve plastic waste management and processing in response to a study ...

EU parliament adopts curbs on plastic pellet pollution

The European Parliament on Thursday definitively adopted rules clamping down on pollution from the tiny pellets that ...
NBC Bay Area

Plastic pollution causing a sea of trouble

Leaders from around the world have gathered in Busan, South Korea this week in hopes of finally striking a global treaty to reduce the world’s growing level of plastic pollution. Negotiations began ...
Los Angeles Times

Plastic bag bans seem to work, at least when it comes to shoreline pollution

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal cleanups. Ever since their invention in 1959, plastic bags have become synonymous ...
CBS News

Talks on landmark plastic pollution treaty end without an agreement

Geneva — Negotiators working on a landmark treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution failed to reach an agreement during talks that extended into Friday in Geneva. Nations were meeting ...
Yahoo

Countries fail to reach plastic pollution treaty in Geneva

STORY: Delegates discussing the world's first legally binding treaty to tackle plastic pollution failed to reach consensus, diplomats said on Friday, voicing disappointment and even rage that the ...
The Verge

A treaty to end plastic pollution is still out of reach — that’s not necessarily a bad thing

No deal is better than a bad deal. No deal is better than a bad deal. is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of ...
Santa Barbara Independent

How Plastic Pollution Flows from Rivers to Oceans — and How to Stop It

Rivers carry plastic across continents, so scientists tracked its movement across continents too. A sweeping new UC Santa Barbara-led study spanning four continents and eight countries has amassed one ...