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 ...

Scientists say global warming can accelerate the spread of microplastics, which threaten the health of people, plants and ...

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In addition, the report revealed that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are likely to increase. Plastic-related GHG emissions are expected to surge by 58%, to 4.2 gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalent ...

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Plastic pollution can be cut by 83% by 2040 and almost eliminated from one of its leading causes: packaging.

The outlook is grim, but a new report lays out a path to nearly eradicate plastic packaging pollution within the next 15 ...

University of Haifa analysis reveals a sharp rise in plastic accumulation originating from flash floods in Kidron Stream, ...

"Recycling doesn’t sustainably prevent plastic waste from ending up in the environment," argues Judith Enck.

The report warns plastic output may outpace waste systems by 2040, driving pollution, rising emissions and severe health ...

Despite clear evidence that plastic is clogging oceans and beaches and breaking down into microplastics that enter our bodies ...

Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic it takes to be a lethal dose.