Even if plastic pollution stopped entirely today, floating plastic would remain on the surface of the sea for 100 years, according to a new study. Scientists have long been puzzled by the fact that so ...

Despite clear evidence that plastic is clogging oceans and beaches and breaking down into microplastics that enter our bodies, humans are continuing to produce the material at accelerating rates. The ...

Climate change conditions turn plastics into more mobile, persistent, and hazardous pollutants. This is done by speeding up plastic breakdown into microplastics—microscopic fragments of ...

人類とプラスチックの関係は、破綻しているだけではない。ばかげているとすら言える。わたしたちは現在、年間1兆ポンド（約50億トン）ものプラスチックをつくり出している。プラスチックが理論上は超軽量な素材であることを考えれば、この数字は ...

The problem of maritime plastic-waste pollution first became apparent in the 1970s. In the half-century since then, the problem has become ever more widespread, as scientific expeditions conducted by ...

Plastic is a useful everyday item but has grown to become a global problem. Every year the world produces over 460 million tonnes of plastic, [1] 90% of which pollutes almost all areas of our planet, ...

世界中のビジョナリーや起業家、ビッグシンカーがキーワードを掲げ、2025年の最重要パラダイムを読み解く恒例の総力特集「THE WIRED WORLD IN 2025」。MIT教授で大気科学者のスーザン・ソロモンは、国際プラスチック条約の締結がプラスチック廃止への第一歩と ...

Every year, around 20 million tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean, rivers, and lakes — disrupting ecosystems and livelihoods. NUclear TEChnology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (NUTEC Plastics), ...

Climate change conditions turn plastics into more mobile, persistent, and hazardous pollutants. This is done by speeding up plastic breakdown into microplastics—microscopic fragments of ...

SINGAPORE: The United Nations’ latest round of plastic treaty negotiations in Geneva has ended in disappointment. Despite two draft texts, nearly 180 countries failed to reach consensus, leaving the ...