Turkish scientists studying plastic pollution in the Black Sea found that plastic waste can carry hazardous chemicals and ...

UK was close behind, exporting 675,000 tonnes, with much of the waste sent to Turkey, Malaysia and Indonesia ...

According to Singh, stronger legal frameworks and regulations must be supported by trained and capable officials who can ...

Government has, for the first time, provided international training to officials to equip them with the skills needed to manage the complex global trade in hazardous waste and plastic pollution at sea ...

Scientists have developed new models that show plastic waste is accumulating differently in oceans than previously believed. While most attention has been focused on plastic that collects in large ...

The mighty Congo River feeds millions of people along its course through the vast Democratic Republic of Congo but fishermen ...

Discarded or drifting in the ocean, plastic debris can accumulate on the water's surface, forming floating islands of garbage. Although it's harder to spot, researchers suspect a significant amount ...