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Stakeholders in the environment sector have launched a renewed campaign to tackle plastic waste in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Nasarawa State, placing youth innovation, awareness creation ...

Plastic pollution may be quietly fueling algal blooms by knocking out the grazers that usually keep algae under control.

Plastics make up the majority of litter across the country. In the absence of regulation, the public are taking matters into their own hands ...

Plastic's invisible trail runs through our air, food and oceans — reshaping ecosystems and human health in ways we're only beginning to understand.

“Our results indicate that microplastics may tip the balance of conditions in favor of algal blooms,” the authors conclude in their study. “These results collectively illustrate that microplastics, ...

My hope is that chemists are busily working on alternative molecules that will do what plastics can do, but won't break down ...

Plastic pollution could double its harm to human health in the coming decades if current production trends continue, according to a new study.

Plastic waste is shifting from environmental burden to a strategic resource as advanced materials turn industrial waste into ...

More than 2,500 tonnes of ghost fishing gear and 976 kilometres of plastic rope were hauled from Canadian waters as part of ...

Researchers warn that plastic production and emissions are driving a rising global health burden, measured in millions of lost healthy years.

What started as a research study back in 2020 is now a viable source of sustainable, eco-friendly products that benefit both the community and the environment.