JAKARTA: The recent viral phenomena of "microplastic rain" in Jakarta is not a passing story, it is a stark warning of Indonesia's plastic contamination catastrophe. It is physical proof that plastic ...

The EU has finalised new rules to reduce microplastic pollution from plastic pellets — small raw materials used widely in packaging production. The regulation, published in the Official Journal on 26 ...

The major sources of ‘microplastic’ pollution along India’s coasts are “riverine inputs” and abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear, Minister Jitendra Singh said in a written response to a query ...