With the organization’s technology, an area of the ocean the size of a football field is being cleaned every five seconds.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nations were meeting for an 11th day at the United Nations offices there to try to complete a treaty to end the plastic pollution ...

Robin Millard and Isabel Malsang AFP Aug 5, 2025 Aug 5, 2025 Updated Aug 6, 2025 The 184 countries gathering to forge a landmark treaty on combating plastic pollution were told Tuesday they must find ...

GENEVA, Switzerland — Talks on sealing a landmark treaty to tackle the global scourge of plastic pollution were still stuck in second gear on Monday, with time running out to bridge the chasm between ...

Scientists have discovered that the ocean’s “missing” plastic hasn’t vanished—it has broken down into trillions of invisible nanoplastics now spread through water, air, and living organisms. These ...

New research has shown that blue sharks’ intestines act like temporary holding tanks, trapping fibers long enough to build up significant amounts. Their epic migrations mean they can spread these ...

She is asking negotiators to craft a plastic pollution treaty that ensures justice, particularly for the most vulnerable communities, she told AFP. "We carry knowledge; it's our responsibility -- our ...

GENEVA — After spurning other global environmental efforts, the United States showed up in force in Switzerland for landmark plastic treaty talks — seeking a deal, the Trump administration said, but ...

Delegates rest outside of the assembly hall on early August 15, 2025 in Geneva, after talks aimed at striking a landmark treaty on tackling the scourge of plastic pollution ended with no consensus on ...

Geneva — Negotiators working on a landmark treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution failed to reach an agreement during talks that extended into Friday in Geneva. Nations were meeting ...

GENEVA — Talks on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution in Geneva ended without an agreement Friday as the session was adjourned with plans to resume at a later date. Nations ...