Picture a pile of trash the size of Manhattan and taller than one and a half Empire State Buildings. That’s how much plastic ...

More than 40 million depend on the Great Lakes for drinking water. Yet plastic pollution in the lake water isn’t regulated, ...

A new study explores waste management systems and reveals that achieving zero waste leakage by 2030 is unlikely, potentially jeopardizing related Sustainable Development Goals. The authors emphasize ...

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It takes 200 years for polyester clothing to break down meaning that every piece of polyester clothing ever made still exists today. Even for the most conscious consumers, it can be a challenge to ...

A new study from the University shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in the first ever global plastics pollution inventory. University of Leeds ...

Open burning of waste can worsen chronic health conditions such as asthma, high blood pressure, diabetes, and other respiratory diseases, Gifty Ofori-Yeboah, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Eco ...

Evidence of toxic pollution at a protected beauty spot has been found by a BBC investigation. Demesne Marsh, on the banks of ...

Delegation inspected anti-smog operations, mechanised road sweeping and waste management facilities under the Haryana Clean ...

Overflow of Sukhna Choe, N-Choe and Patiala Ki Rao has caused city-wide waterlogging and traffic disruption. Low-lying areas ...

Scientists have discovered Amazonian bacteria capable of combating mercury contamination in areas affected by toxic mining.

The Center for Biological Diversity is asking a court to review the EPA’s approval of Colorado’s permit for an oil and gas ...