Bangladesh is responsible for 20,000 metric tons of plastic waste
Finding solutions which will be effective in the long run is crucial
Throughout history, human beings have demonstrated a seemingly innate desire to leave their mark on the...
Environmentalists are also concerned that the pollution on Everest is affecting water sources down in...
Humans generated 1.8 billion tonnes of solid waste in 2016, including 220 million tonnes of plastic,...
It makes absolutely zero sense for us to keep holding back half of our entire population
Asean members Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand, along with worst offender China, throw...
Images of plastic debris-strewn beaches and dead animals with stomachs full of plastic have sparked outrage,...
Reckless plastic pollution and mismanagement of plastic waste recycling is causing massive problems
Plastics release 860m tons of CO2 in 2019, equal to CO2 emissions from 189 coal-fired 500MW power...
Malaysia is to send around 3,000 tonnes of contaminated plastic waste back to the wealthy countries that...
Dozens of recycling factories have cropped up in Malaysia, many without operating licences, and communities...
This is not the sort of increase that Bangladesh should be proud of
It’s a bigger culprit in warming the planet than aviation
Plastic waste has been found on the seafloor during a record-breaking dive by an American explorer
It is the first of several international river expeditions planned as part of National Geographic’s...
National Geographic’s new editorial on plastic takes you on a journey
