WWF International has urged governments to commit to a strong and effective legally binding treaty for global plastic pollution, INC-5, as the fifth and final negotiations round approaches. On 24 ...

By coming together to tackle plastic pollution, we can show that powerful, collective action to restore nature is possible. Bringing our world back to life. ... WWF-UK is a registered charity in ...

A single plastic bottle can take up to 450 years to decompose, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). In fact, it’s estimated most of the plastic ever made around the world still exists.

Cola, Nestlé, PepsiCo, and other big names have signed an open letter calling for a 'robust' and 'ambitious' plastic ...

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal ...

In the 'Nice Call for an Ambitious Treaty on Plastic Pollution,' issued at the United Nations Ocean Conference, 95 countries demanded that a global target to reduce plastic production and consumption ...

Plastic waste is a growing issue worldwide. According to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) a truck load of plastic waste enters the ocean every minute we spend on this planet. ..

With just a week before negotiations begin on a global treaty on plastic waste, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released its National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution, which the ...

Fishing is a €4.6 billion industry in the Mediterranean, and water pollution has greatly impacted the livelihood of the 180,000 people who rely on fishing for their livelihoods, says the WWF.

In a statement issued on World Environment Day, WWF highlighted that over 1.7 million tonnes of plastic end up in landfills, ...

Plastic has become deeply embedded in our modern lives. From packaging to electronics and even medicine, it is so widely used ...