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Ocean plastic pollution: How microplastics threaten marine life and our future

Discover the urgent environmental problem of ocean plastic pollution in this insightful video. Starting with scientific evidence, we see how microplastics permeate every sample of beach sand across ...
PBS

Nebraska company helps fight plastic pollution in oceans

A new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts and its partners predicts that plastic pollution will more than double over the next 15 years — the equivalent of dumping nearly a garbage truck full of ...

Why plastic lingers: Water chemistry slows nature's cleanup

Scientists have long known that sunlight helps break down plastic. So, why do plastic products linger for decades and even ...
UN Environment ProgrammeOpinion

Financing circularity to end plastic pollution

Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director, urges mobilizing finance, policy reform, and circular solutions to tackle plastic ...
Nature

Ending plastic pollution

Plastics are a crucial part of modern life, however tens of millions of tons of plastic waste is disposed of each year, much of which ultimately ends up in the ocean. Microplastics have been found in ...
Phys.org

Plastic pollution: Why doing nothing will cost us far more than taking action

When you buy a bottle of Coca-Cola or a Snickers bar, the price probably doesn't break the bank. But what if the true cost of the plastic packaging is taken into account at the supermarket checkout?
Medical Xpress

Plastic pollution is an underrecognized threat to health, experts warn

Ahead of the expected finalization of a UN global plastics treaty, a group of international experts calls for a greater focus on health impacts when considering plastic pollution. The Health Policy ...
The Conversation

If plastic manufacturing goes up 10%, plastic pollution goes up 10% – and we’re set for a huge surge in production

In the two decades to 2019, global plastic production doubled. By 2040, plastic manufacturing and processing could consume as much as 20% of global oil production and use up 15% of the annual carbon ...
Forbes

Plastic Pollution Is Reaching Sharks Before They Hatch

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Every egg case examined contained plastic particles, raising urgent questions about how ...
The Conversation

Global plastic pollution talks have stalled – but a treaty is possible if countries can agree on these three things

United Nations-backed talks for a global treaty to end plastic pollution wrapped up without an agreement in the early hours of Sunday, December 1. A new round of talks is expected in mid-2025.
Los Angeles Times

We’re losing the race against plastic, but there’s a solution

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Within 15 years, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic could be entering our environment every second. Not every ...