Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says she has asked her department to look at what else Canada can do to reduce the amount of Canadian garbage that is ending up overseas.
Tiny pieces of plastic have been found in ice cores drilled in the Arctic by a U.S.-led team of scientists, underscoring the threat the growing form of pollution poses to marine life in even the remotest waters on the planet.
It floats on the water's surface and gently pumps water into a catchment bin, filtering out petroleum-based oils and solid matter before pumping the water back into the ocean.
There's so much plastic around that we all consume thousands of microplastic particles in food and water. Consumer Reports explains how to try to reduce your exposure.
Boosters see a "petrochemical renaissance" in Appalachia. Others see "yesterday’s answer" that "ignores tomorrow’s crises" of warming and plastic waste.
As part of a plan to reduce its plastic waste footprint, bottled water giant Dasani is rolling out a new way to pay to hydrate yourself: a machine that dispenses water (or seltzer), but only if you already have a bottle.
Now that China is turning away the world’s recyclable waste, Australia wants to ban export of the materials and increase domestic processing. Here are some techniques being pursued.
The plastic films CuanTec makes out of shellfish shells that are left over from seafood production is naturally antimicrobial and lets people keep using plastic wrap without worrying about plastic.
Across Nigeria it is common to see waste dumped into streams, rivers and seas. For those who work in the water transport business, marine litter is a major problem. Now a group is trying to clear the path.
Royal Dutch Shell’s plant will produce more than a million tons of plastic, in the form of tiny pellets. Many in the Pittsburgh area see it as an economic engine, but others worry about long-term harm.
Researchers suspect a key source of the microfibers might be clothing fibers washed into the water from household laundry. They are testing other Minnesota lakes to gauge the impact on wildlife.
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Trillions of cigarette butts are thrown into the environment every year, where they leach nicotine and heavy metals before turning into microplastic pollution.
Recycling is broken. The oceans are trashed. As the plastics crisis spirals out of control, an unlikely collection of executives and environmentalists set sail for the North Atlantic Gyre in a desperate attempt to find common ground.
These plant-based sequins will decompose instead of ending up in the ocean, where conventional sequins can be swallowed by fish and end up in your sushi.
