STORY: Plastic pollution is set to triple by 2040, adding 23-37 million metric tons of waste to the world's oceans each year. Despite that alarming prediction from the United Nations Environment ...

WWF, Greenpeace and Break Free from Plastic delivered almost 3 million signatures from over 180 countries demanding that governments make good on their promise to establish a legally binding global ...

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 ...

The world currently produces more than 50 million tonnes of “mismanaged” plastic waste each year, and some researchers project this flood of pollution into the environment will double by mid-century.

The day is dedicated to raising awareness for Mother Earth. World Environment Day is celebrated annually on June 5th to remind people that the planet is our home and we should take utmost care of it.

Rivers carry plastic across continents, so scientists tracked its movement across continents too. A sweeping new UC Santa Barbara-led study spanning four continents and eight countries has amassed one ...

Global plastics treaty talks have stalled. And voters last month elected a president and Congress hostile to environmental laws and regulations—and supportive of fossil fuels. For the coming year at ...

New York must pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act. Plastic pollution is impacting our environment and health. Microplastics and toxic chemicals used in plastic production are ...

Next week, governments from around the world will meet in Geneva for the final global plastic pollution treaty negotiations (INC-5.2). WWF calls on global governments to explore all available pathways ...