Ahead of the UNEP-hosted World Environment Day, here’s a closer look at what plastic pollution is, why it’s such a problem ...

There often are tiny bits of plastic in the fish and shellfish we ... and because their characteristics may change as creatures along the food chain consume, metabolize, or excrete them.

which can enter the marine food chain and become incredibly damaging to sea life. The main source of ocean plastic pollution is land-based—80% of plastic in the ocean originates on land. But what does ...

As plastic waste infiltrates every corner of the planet, scientists have discovered that some animals are evolving to survive — and even thrive — in plastic-polluted environments. Certain species are ...

To end the plastic crisis, the UN plastic pollution treaty must introduce new global binding rules to regulate production and consumption. These rules must include measures to ban, phase-out, ...

Plastic pollution is a severe environmental issue ... posing health risks across the food chain. Microplastics, tiny particles from broken-down plastic or personal care products, are also a ...

This leaf-absorbed plastic may subsequently enter the food chain, impacting crucial internal ... ban that was implemented by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on July 1, 2022.

Marine plastic pollution hence involves equity concerns… In addition ... All types of sea creatures are ingesting microplastics each day, and as they move up the food chain, these plastics will ...

The European Union has provisionally agreed to new regulations designed to limit pollution in seas from plastic ... Currently, the EU doesn't have any rules regulating plastic pellet losses at any ...

The IAEA is working with experts from all over the world to change that fate and protect marine life and the environment from plastic pollution. With its partners ... tyres on a car to hot water pipes ...

At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the sea by 2050. Plastics pollution has a direct and deadly effect on wildlife. Thousands of seabirds and sea turtles, seals and other ...