Hungry gulls do not only steal our chips and sandwiches. They learn our habits, and look for reliable sources of food. That includes waste treatment centers, landfill or anywhere food waste is ...

Wintering gulls at a protected lake in southern Spain are depositing an estimated 530 kg of plastic into the wetland each ...

Throwing your plastic bottles in the recycling bin may make you feel good about yourself, or ease your guilt about your ...

Tiny pieces of plastic, called microplastics, are showing up everywhere, even in the water in clouds, rain, and snow—and they ...

What happens to a cigarette but when it’s thrown away? A new study offers an unsettling answer: not much; at least not in the way you’d hope. After tracking cigarette filters for nearly a decade under ...

Plastic waste pollutes our oceans, food, even our bodies. This week, 175 countries are trying to create a treaty to reduce that waste. Nations such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, who produce fossil fuels ...

Sunlight hits tiny particles of plastic floating in a clear water solution. Slowly, they begin to disappear, leaving behind a ...

Recycling bin filled with plastic bottles emphasizes waste management and environmental awareness. Image in public domain.

She wondered if she could construct a plastic-free house on a limited budget. For her there was a professional as well as a personal interest - she was writing a book about solutions to plastic ...

The breakthrough offers a promising new approach to reducing plastic pollution through photocatalysis, a metabolic pathway ...

The CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, in partnership with social enterprise, The Plastic Flamingo Philippines (The Plaf), donated 500 school chairs made from 10 ...