The research is the first to project the environmental impact of biodegradable plastics through their entire lifecycle at a global scale ...

Discover the challenges of global waste management as this video explores the dramatic increase in population and its impact on garbage production and sustainability. Delving into recycling statistics ...

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

A study published in The Lancet Planetary Health estimates that, in 2016, pollution from plastic lifecycles was associated ...

The adverse health impacts associated with emissions across the full life cycle of plastics could double by 2040 unless ...

Major health risks linked to plastics emissions set to soar by 2040 - A new study has highlighted the extensive health issues ...

Dangerous concentrations of algae such as "red tides" have been consistently emerging in locations around the world. A region in Southern Australia is experiencing a nine-month toxic algae bloom that ...

The global plastics system could be responsible for cutting 83 million years of healthy population life between 2016 and 2040 ...

The effects of plastic on the three planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution: scientific knowledge is still patchy and unevenly distributed. The United Nations ...

From hormones to heart health, The Lancet warns plastic exposure could double disease risk by 2040, threatening public health worldwide without urgent action.

Recent scientific breakthroughs have unveiled the potential of certain worm species in tackling the global plastic pollution problem. These “hungry worms”, including moth larvae and superworms, have ...