The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) on Monday said the African continent is making progress in reducing use of single-use plastics.

As global concern over plastic pollution rises, corporate giants such as Coca-Cola and Unilever are pumping cash into a recycling initiative in Kenya they hope will provide a model for other develo

CHENNAI: “Strict action would be taken against all industries manufacturing banned plastic items after the deadline of December 31, 2018”, said environement minister K C Karuppannan .

Freedom Island is drowning in garbage.

In an unprecedented move against plastic pollution in Southeast Asia, Malaysia has announced that it will eliminate single-use plastic by 2030.

There are dreamers and there are doers. Boyan Slat of the Netherlands is both.

The number one issue for British shoppers in the next decade will be to reduce packaging and use more recyclable materials, according to new research.

It's a question that has prompted a global call to action: how do you best eliminate single-use plastic bags, before they further pollute our oceans?

Millions of tons of waste plastic from British businesses and homes may be ending up in landfill sites across the world, the government’s spending watchdog has warned.

The information was released Wednesday to Angop by the chairman of the National Waste Agency (ANR), Sabino Ferraz.