Very little of the world's plastic waste — about half of which comes from single-use plastics such as packaging, straws and disposable utensils — is recycled. Just 9% of the 353 million tons of ...

The U.S. is among 175 nations haggling over a treaty to reduce the vast quantity of plastic pollution that ends up in our ...

Earlier this week, the mining magnate Andrew Forrest made headlines calling for a global "polymer premium"—or plastic tax—to ...

At least 220 representatives from the fossil fuel and chemical industries are taking part in negotiations for a global treaty ...

Farah Al Hattab, (Lead Plastics Campaigner at Greenpeace Middle East and North Africa, based in Beirut, Lebanon) and Mohamed ...

Diplomats warned Friday of a looming showdown in negotiations to reach the world's first deal to curb plastic pollution, ...

BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution inched closer to ...

As diplomats negotiate behind closed doors in Busan on a treaty to curb plastic pollution, the waste pickers who are on the ...

The world is battling a microplastic crisis, and the world gets a chance to do something about it at the global meet now going on in Busan ...

Tiny fragments of plastic have been detected in our lungs, liver, kidneys, and even our brain. While studies confirm plastic ...

Is virgin plastic production vital or completely unsustainable? For the industry lobbyists at UN talks on plastic pollution, ...