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New EU plastic pellet rules greeted with caution 22 Apr 2025 06:44:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/new-eu-plastic-pellet-rules-greeted-with-caution/ | ||
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Award-winning film highlights lasting damage from X-Press Pearl disaster in Sri Lanka 11 Apr 2025 14:47:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/award-winning-film-highlights-lasting-damage-from-x-press-pearl-disaster-in-sri-lanka/ | ||
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‘Plastic People’ documentary exposes the human health threats from plastic 03 Apr 2025 13:25:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/04/plastic-people-documentary-exposes-the-human-health-threats-from-plastic/ | ||
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Bangladesh continues promotion of biodegradable bags amid battle against polythene 01 Apr 2025 13:45:01 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/bangladesh-continues-promotion-of-biodegradable-bags-amid-battle-against-polythene/ | ||
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Microplastics in sea turtle nests could cause a dangerous gender imbalance 26 Mar 2025 22:52:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/microplastics-in-sea-turtle-nests-could-cause-a-dangerous-gender-imbalance/ | ||
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Microplastic within humans now a health crisis: Interview with ‘Plastic People’ filmmakers 19 Mar 2025 12:53:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/microplastic-within-humans-now-a-health-crisis-interview-with-plastic-people-filmmakers/ | ||
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A dramatic rise in microplastics found in human brains, study finds 07 Feb 2025 00:40:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/02/a-dramatic-rise-in-microplastics-found-in-human-brains-study-finds/ | ||
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Researchers find microplastics for the first time in the Finnish Sámi waters 04 Feb 2025 17:10:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/researchers-find-microplastics-for-the-first-time-in-the-finnish-sami-waters/ | ||
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Deadlocked plastic treaty talks will lead to renewed negotiations in 2025 10 Dec 2024 15:32:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/deadlocked-plastic-treaty-talks-will-lead-to-renewed-negotiations-in-2025/ | ||
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Coca-Cola cuts back on reusable plastic pledge 06 Dec 2024 13:36:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/12/coca-cola-cuts-back-on-reusable-plastic-pledge/ | ||
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Wildlife and humans face shared health risks from plastic pollution 03 Dec 2024 19:15:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/12/wildlife-and-humans-face-shared-health-risks-from-plastic-pollution/ | ||
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No deal to curb plastic production as latest negotiations fizzle 02 Dec 2024 11:04:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/12/no-deal-to-curb-plastic-production-as-latest-negotiations-fizzle/ | ||
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Wristbands reveal nearly everyone is exposed to chemicals from plastic 27 Nov 2024 16:55:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/11/wristbands-reveal-nearly-everyone-is-exposed-to-chemicals-from-plastic/ | ||
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Thousands of chemicals from food packaging found in humans, a major study reveals 25 Nov 2024 16:00:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/thousands-of-chemicals-from-food-packaging-found-in-humans-a-major-study-reveals/ | ||
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Plastic pollution pushing Earth past all nine planetary boundaries: Report 25 Nov 2024 15:19:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/plastic-pollution-pushing-earth-past-all-nine-planetary-boundaries-report/ | ||
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Biden administration doesn’t support a cap on plastic production 22 Nov 2024 19:05:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/11/biden-administration-doesnt-support-a-cap-on-plastic-production/ | ||
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Microplastics are sickening and killing wildlife, disrupting Earth systems 21 Nov 2024 15:43:16 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/microplastics-are-sickening-and-killing-wildlife-disrupting-earth-systems/ | ||
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The plastics crisis is now a global human health crisis, experts say 19 Nov 2024 18:15:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/the-plastics-crisis-is-now-a-global-human-health-crisis-experts-say/ | ||
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How ‘waste colonialism’ underpins Asia’s plastic problem (commentary) 18 Nov 2024 17:31:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/how-waste-colonialism-underpins-asias-plastic-problem-commentary/ | ||
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U.S. toughens stance on plastics production in run-up to key treaty summit 05 Nov 2024 16:03:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/u-s-toughens-stance-on-plastics-production-in-run-up-to-key-treaty-summit/ | ||
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Studies identify microplastics contamination along entire Brazilian coastline 23 Oct 2024 14:50:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/studies-identify-microplastics-contamination-along-entire-brazilian-coastline/ | ||
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Bangladesh’s new government implements strong measures to eliminate single-use plastic 02 Oct 2024 17:48:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/bangladeshs-new-government-implements-strong-measures-to-eliminate-single-use-plastic/ | ||
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California sues ExxonMobil for ‘deceiving the public’ about plastic recycling 24 Sep 2024 16:58:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/09/california-sues-exxonmobil-for-deceiving-the-public-about-plastic-recycling/ | ||
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What will the Brazilian food industry do about plastic packaging? 19 Sep 2024 16:17:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/what-will-the-brazilian-food-industry-do-about-plastic-packaging/ | ||
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Biden-Harris Administration must strengthen position on plastic reduction treaty (commentary) 27 Aug 2024 12:04:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/biden-harris-administration-must-strengthen-position-on-plastic-reduction-treaty-commentary/ | ||
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Most ‘compostable’ bioplastics are anything but, says new report 31 Jul 2024 14:20:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/most-compostable-bioplastics-are-anything-but-says-new-report/ | ||
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Saving Lake Victoria from plastic: Interview with Kenya’s teenage Muchilwa siblings 31 Jul 2024 05:00:49 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/saving-lake-victoria-from-plastic-interview-with-kenyas-teenage-muchilwa-siblings/ | ||
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Scientists in Thailand collect roadkill to learn about microplastics 20 Jul 2024 04:45:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/07/scientists-in-thailand-collect-roadkill-to-learn-about-microplastics/ | ||
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Can the circular economy help the Caribbean win its war against waste? 20 May 2024 15:34:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/can-the-circular-economy-help-the-caribbean-win-its-war-against-waste/ | ||
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Scientists explore nature’s promise in combating plastic waste 08 May 2024 13:36:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/scientists-explore-natures-promise-in-combating-plastic-waste/ | ||
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As plastic talks wrap up in Canada, fishers in Indonesia count the costs 08 May 2024 08:14:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/as-plastic-talks-wrap-up-in-canada-fishers-in-indonesia-count-the-costs/ | ||
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At its fourth summit, 170 nations strive toward a global plastics treaty by 2025 07 May 2024 18:11:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/at-its-fourth-summit-170-nations-strive-toward-a-global-plastics-treaty-by-2025/ | ||
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Plastic pollution talks end & Arctic peoples return home to a ‘sink’ of plastic 07 May 2024 10:00:33 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/plastic-pollution-talks-end-arctic-people-return-home-to-a-sink-of-plastic/ | ||
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Bioplastics as toxic as regular plastics; both need regulation, say researchers 22 Apr 2024 19:57:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/bioplastics-as-toxic-as-regular-plastics-both-need-regulation-say-researchers/ | ||
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Pollution poses big risks to global clean water supplies, study shows 06 Mar 2024 17:23:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/pollution-poses-big-risks-to-global-clean-water-supplies-study-shows/ | ||
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Can bioplastics shape a greener future? 30 Jan 2024 13:24:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/video/2024/01/video-can-bioplastics-help-shape-a-more-sustainable-future-problem-solved/ | ||
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New AI model helps detect and identify microplastics in wastewater 16 Jan 2024 12:55:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/new-ai-model-helps-detect-and-identify-microplastics-in-wastewater/ | ||
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Rolling towards circularity? Tracking the trace of tires 12 Jan 2024 15:47:16 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/video/2024/01/environmental-impact-of-tires/ | ||
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As the world swims in plastic, some offer an answer: Ban the toxic two 02 Jan 2024 15:30:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/as-the-world-swims-in-plastic-some-offer-an-answer-ban-the-toxic-two/ | ||
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In 2023, Mongabay’s reporting fellows covered Earth amid crisis — and hope 27 Dec 2023 11:00:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/in-2023-mongabays-reporting-fellows-covered-earth-amid-crisis-and-hope/ | ||
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Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iran & petrochemical industry stall plastics treaty: Critics 22 Nov 2023 15:57:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/russia-saudi-arabia-iran-petrochemical-industry-stall-plastics-treaty-critics/ | ||
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Circular economy poised to go beyond outdated oil, gas and coal, experts say 16 Nov 2023 21:26:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/circular-economy-poised-to-go-beyond-outdated-oil-gas-and-coal-experts-say/ | ||
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Beyond Climate: Fossil fuels rapidly eroding Earth’s ‘safe operating space’ 15 Nov 2023 15:27:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/beyond-climate-fossil-fuels-rapidly-eroding-earths-safe-operating-space/ | ||
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Beyond climate: Oil, gas and coal are destabilizing all 9 planetary boundaries 14 Nov 2023 17:06:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/beyond-climate-oil-gas-and-coal-are-destabilizing-all-9-planetary-boundaries/ | ||
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Microplastics pose risk to ocean plankton, climate, other key Earth systems 09 Oct 2023 15:05:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/microplastics-pose-risk-to-ocean-plankton-climate-other-key-earth-systems/ | ||
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Up in the air: Study finds microplastics in high-altitude cloud water 05 Oct 2023 16:04:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/up-in-the-air-study-finds-microplastics-in-high-altitude-cloud-water/ | ||
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Rolling car tires into the global circular economy 21 Aug 2023 16:05:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/rolling-car-tires-into-the-global-circular-economy/ | ||
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Rio de Janeiro’s defender of mangroves 09 Aug 2023 17:04:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/video/2023/08/video-rio-de-janeiros-defender-of-mangroves/ | ||
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Plastic ‘Frankenrocks’ pose new pollution threat to coastal environment 02 Aug 2023 02:59:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/plastics-waste-marine-ocean-beaches-pollution-plastiglomerate-pyroplastic-plasticrust/ | ||
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The endless struggle to clean up Rio de Janeiro’s highly polluted Guanabara Bay 01 Aug 2023 00:18:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/the-endless-struggle-to-clean-up-rio-de-janeiros-highly-polluted-guanabara-bay/ | ||
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Clean me a river: Southeast Asia chokes on Mekong plastic pollution 18 Jul 2023 15:56:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/clean-me-a-river-southeast-asia-chokes-on-mekong-plastic-pollution/ | ||
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Nepal’s rhinos are eating plastic waste, study finds 30 Jun 2023 17:10:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/nepals-rhinos-eating-plastic-waste-study-finds/ | ||
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In Bangladesh, microplastic threat to frogs is also concern for rice farming 21 Jun 2023 06:05:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/in-bangladesh-microplastic-threat-to-frogs-is-also-concern-for-rice-farming/ | ||
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UN Paris meeting presses ahead with binding plastics treaty — U.S. resists 09 Jun 2023 15:47:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/un-paris-meeting-presses-ahead-with-binding-plastics-treaty-u-s-resists/ | ||
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Award-winning community group in Sumatra cleans up lake 06 Jun 2023 20:36:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/sumatra-lake-sipin-jambi-indonesia-pollution-water-kalpataru-award/ | ||
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Even in recycling, microplastics remain a persistent polluter, study shows 05 May 2023 19:56:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/even-in-recycling-microplastics-remain-a-persistent-polluter-study-shows/ | ||
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‘Plasticosis’: the new disease killing seabirds and likely many other species 09 Mar 2023 19:49:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/plastic-consumption-is-killing-this-seabird-and-likely-other-species-too/ | ||
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Plastic works its way up the food chain to hit fishing cats, study shows 25 Jan 2023 11:32:33 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/plastic-works-its-way-up-the-food-chain-to-hit-fishing-cats-study-shows/ | ||
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Deliberate dumping of plastic trash in the Pacific: How widespread is it? (commentary) 12 Jan 2023 19:48:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/deliberate-dumping-of-plastic-trash-in-the-pacific-how-widespread-is-it-commentary/ | ||
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Plastic pellet pollution can end through coordinated efforts, report shows 21 Dec 2022 06:10:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/plastic-pellet-pollution-can-end-through-coordinated-efforts-report-shows/ | ||
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