A Texas woman's pet dachshund celebrated his birthday by removing 11 caps from plastic bottles in one minute, earning a Guinness World Record in the process.

Microplastics are in everyday foods like rice, tea, and seafood. They may pose health risks, but smart choices can help ...

A replica of Auguste Rodin's famous sculpture "The Thinker" outside the United Nations headquarters was being slowly ...

Ten more localities have been added to the new door-to-door plastic bottle recycling scheme for over 60s and Blue Badge ...

It’s donated as a gesture to care for our tiniest and most vulnerable, but two incidents reveal safety concerns for this precious commodity.

Consumer brands also told Environment Minister Murray Watt they want a nationally consistent container recycling scheme.

Clean Up Peterborough announced on Wednesday that they have launched a new “Find Your Fives” plastic crowd-source campaign.

Talks last year in South Korea were supposed to be the final round, but they adjourned in December at an impasse over cutting production. Every year, the world makes more than 400 million tons of new ...

UK households will be paid to bring empty bottles back to local supermarkets, with 'no receipt needed', as part of a new initiative to reduce plastic waste.

A replica of Auguste Rodin’s famous sculpture The Thinker outside the United Nations headquarters was being slowly submerged ...

Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are studying microplastics and nanoplastics to determine how they form ...

Countries are gathering in Geneva from Aug. 5 to 14, with the hopes of passing a legally binding global agreement on plastic ...