Plastic pollution is a growing problem in Japan, prompting cleanup efforts to recover plastic litter from water bodies. However, research on recovery rates from different river basins remains limited.

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After two years of dedicated negotiations, world leaders could not agree on a global plastics treaty to counter plastic ...

The U.S. and 174 other nations failed to agree on a new treaty to reduce the plastic pollution contaminating our environment, ...

Negotiations in South Korea for a global treaty on plastic waste stalemated over limits on plastic production and the ...

There's a growing push toward policies and partnerships that reduce plastic waste that ensure Bali remains a model of ...

Diplomats at a United Nations conference in Busan, South Korea, failed to reach agreement on the world’s first treaty to ...

Meanwhile, the commitment of the U.S., which is one of the world's top producers of plastic waste, has been cast into doubt after the outcome of the presidential election. Even before the meeting ...

Every year, the world produces more than 400 million tons of new plastic. Plastic production could climb about 70% by 2040 ...

Delegates from more than 170 countries huddled for a week of marathon negotiations but came up short on delivering a treaty.

New York state this week appealed the dismissal of a pollution lawsuit against soda giant PepsiCo, accusing its single-use ...