An operation is under way in west Norfolk to remove nurdles released from a container ship which collided with a tanker in ...

Researchers have finally made a breakthrough in how to break down plastic effectively without needing harsh chemicals.

compared with beach cleans in 2023, showing that plastic pollution “remains a huge problem for our marine environment”, the ...

The Marine Conservation Society said more than 15,000 volunteers picked up three quarters of a million pieces of litter ...

Conservationists picked up hundreds of thousands of pieces of rubbish from British beaches last year, according to a charity.

Environmental organisations have warned that there is a “race against time” to clear up plastic pellets that are washing up ...

Siddharth A K, Sooraj Verma, and Alvin George run ‘Carbon & Whale,’ converting plastic waste into tiles and furniture, ...

A new study finds that microplastic pollution reduces plant photosynthesis, threatening global food security and worsening ...

From microplastics washing up on once-pristine beaches to discarded fishing gear entangling marine animals, the impact on ...

Three quarters of a million pieces of plastic litter were collected by Marine Conservation Society volunteers in 2023, ...

A spokesperson for the National Trust said: "We can confirm that plastic nurdles have begun to wash ashore on Brancaster ...