A group of scientists in Japan has created a new form of plastic that combines the strength required for everyday use with ...

Plastics are becoming more present in the seas and oceans around the world. The Mediterranean — a semi-enclosed marine basin ...

An operation to remove plastic pellets which have washed up on Norfolk beaches following a ship collision in the North Sea could take ... to clean up this plastic pollution from our beaches ...

Supramolecular materials that fully degrade when soaked in saltwater have the potential to help address the microplastics pollution crisis.

The European Council and Parliament have provisionally agreed to implement new rules that should reduce microplastic ...

Globally, only 14 per cent of the plastic we use is recycled – but some countries achieve higher rates and new technologies ...

Plastics are becoming more present in the seas and oceans around the world. The Mediterranean - a semi-enclosed marine basin ...

A specialist vacuum device is being used to lift plastic pellets washed up on beaches following a collision involving two ...

A specialist vacuum is being used to collect smaller plastic nurdles strewn across Norfolk's beaches. A "retrieval operation" is under way following ... from plastic pollution before March.

“We already have a huge problem with plastic pollution along the coast of the North Sea and our volunteers spend hours dealing with this laborious task,” Ms Smalley said. “We urge members of ...

Thousands of tons of plastic pollution could be escaping into the ... Most people have experienced discarded gum under bench seats, school desks and on street pavements. But, like other plastics ...