Only Asia and North America produced more plastics than Europe in 2023. Plastic materials have changed modern life considerably, used prolifically for many important applications. To meet the ever ...

Plastics can contain thousands of different chemicals, many of them linked to cancer and reproductive harm, and many never tested for safety. Multiple studies are now finding these chemicals ...

A global treaty on plastics, which is being touted as the most important environmental treaty since the 2015 Paris Agreement, is set to be negotiated in South Korea over the next week. At the fifth ...

The fact that plastics pollute the environment and generate problems has been well-researched in many areas. However, there is little information on the impacts of plastics on climate and ...

But because of their strength, light weight, convenience, and low cost compared with other materials, these plastics have captured such a presence in humans’ daily lives that the world is ...

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Busan, South Korea — As the global plastics treaty talks race ahead in an attempt to finalize an agreement, the debate around how much any deal should limit both chemicals used in plastics and ...

The first-of-its-kind experiment aims to scale up reusable cups and reduce single-use plastics that too often wind up as waste, clogging rivers, killing marine wildlife and risking human health.

Talks began in Busan, South Korea, on Monday aiming to clinch a legally binding deal on plastics pollution, led by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP ... scientists are calling out the science,” Ms.

India’s plastic industry has grown rapidly since its inception in 1957 when it began producing polystyrene, and is now a key player in global plastics production, comprising more than 20,000 ...

“The public must have access to accurate and accessible information on the chemicals of concern used in plastic polymers and products, the type and amounts of pollutants emitted or released in each of ...