From surgical gloves to water bottles, shopping bags and chewing gum, every part of our daily lives includes plastic. They epitomise convenience – their durability makes our dependence on them ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. As talks on a global treaty on plastic waste approach, an environmental ...

Many of us do volunteer activities that include trash collection, recycling and beach cleanups. Lately, our colleagues in Hong Kong cleaned up and helped to record the waste collected on the shoreline ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Negotiators working on a potentially historic international agreement ...

Each year, more than 12.7 million tons of plastic enter the globe’s waterways. From here, it endangers marine life, coral reefs, and the global food chain. While impressive cleanup efforts are ...

A recent study has discovered that plastic pollution in the world's oceans has reached an unprecedented level in the past 15 years, with a need for a legally binding treaty to stop harmful waste, ...