Four years after Germany phased out light plastic bags, how has the EU addressed plastic waste— and why do single-use items ...

Negotiators from dozens of countries are in Busan, South Korea, trying to hammer out a global treaty to cut down on plastic pollution. It's their last chance before an end-of-year deadline to agree on ...

Plastic production has exploded in the last century - to some it has been a miracle product while to others it is a pollution nightmare. Scientists have estimated that there are nearly 200 trillion ...

Countries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic pollution have failed to reach agreement, with more than 100 nations wanting to cap production while a handful of oil-producers were prepared only ...

GENEVA — Negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution are drawing to a close Thursday, as nations remain deadlocked over whether to tackle the exponential growth of plastic production. A ...

WASHINGTON — The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people's bodies, according to a new ...

A plastic bottle and the remains of a child's spade on the beach in Prestatyn, U.K.. (Christopher Furlong | Getty Images) Negotiators from dozens of countries are in Busan, South Korea, trying to ...