New report estimates low-income countries, despite consuming less plastic, incur a total lifetime plastic cost that is 10 times higher than wealthier countries. The structural inequities built into ...
Plastic pollution may be quietly fueling algal blooms by knocking out the grazers that usually keep algae under control.
This will help deliver a global framework that tackles plastic pollution at every stage of its lifecycle and steer the World away from the current crisis we experience.” John Duncan, Global Initiative ...
Ahead of the final global plastic pollution treaty negotiations (INC-5.2), WWF is calling for member states to explore all available procedural pathways to get a treaty over the line. World Wildlife ...
Ahead of the final global plastics treaty negotiations (INC-5.2), WWF is calling for Member States to utilise all available procedural pathways, including the option of voting or forging a majority ...
Climate change conditions turn plastics into more mobile, persistent, and hazardous pollutants. This is done by speeding up plastic breakdown into microplastics—microscopic fragments of ...
GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss ocean protection group is handing out bars of soap to negotiators working on a global accord to end plastic pollution. The messaging on the cardboard box from the Geneva-based ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Within 15 years, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic could be entering our environment every second. Not every ...