Remarks given by UNEP's Inger Andersen at discussions on the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution (ISP-CWP), a major milestone for global environmental governance.

Illegal marijuana farmers have been leasing or buying land to grow cannabis in Oregon. The illicit growers in Oregon have been leaving behind garbage and drained water resources. To tackle the ...

Made from durable mesh, they withstand variable flow and seasonal conditions. The nets trap floatable litter such as plastic ...

Within 15 years, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic could be entering our environment every second. Not every minute. Every second.

Open Access Government explores the issue of water pollution and its severe implications for public health and the ...

A floating garbage city in the middle of the ocean may soon come to life. With the use of an AI-image generating tool, it could be built in the depths of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, as reported ...

Editor's note: This is the first of two stories about the state of trash incinerators in Massachusetts. The first thing you notice in the warehouse at the Haverhill incinerator is the giant mechanical ...

If you spot new nets in the Wicomico River, they are part of Salisbury's new approach to reducing pollution in its public waterways.