As more countries ban waste imports, plastic waste generators like the US will need to find better solutions. A few states ...

At twice the size of Texas, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is continuing to grow, posing as a serious threat to the ...

Around 1.5 billion people around the world do not have access to garbage collection services, and how they dispose of their plastic waste has become a serious environmental problem. Most of these ...

Boyan Slat has a plan to rid the ocean of plastic pollution, this coming El Niño could be a monster and more big stories ...

GENEVA — As nations began a second week of negotiations Monday for a global accord to end plastic pollution, an artist heaped piles of plastic waste onto a large sculpture in front of the United ...

The virtually indestructible Pfas waste puts largely low-income neighborhoods at risk, public health advocates say ...

BENIN – The Foundation for Earth Rights Assembly (FERA) on Friday joined the global community to mark the 54th World Environment Day celebration, calling for the reduction of the impact of Plastic ...

This post comes to PBS Nature from World Wildlife Fund (WWF). WWF and Nature are collaborating on a series of blog posts from WWF conservation scientists that will share the stories and motivations ...

If you spot new nets in the Wicomico River, they are part of Salisbury‘s new approach to reducing pollution in its public waterways. The City of Salisbury’s Department of Infrastructure and ...

An environmentally conscious biotechnologist in Kazakhstan has raised an army of trash-eating black soldier flies to help clean up the country's struggling waste management industry. In Kazakhstan, ...

Explore Malaysia's waste-to-energy initiatives, their impact on landfills, and the accompanying pollution concerns. Read more ...

The city of Salisbury, Maryland, has installed new "trash nets" on stormwater pipes to reduce waterway pollution. These nets are designed to capture floatable debris like plastic bottles and wrappers ...