Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...
You’ve probably read you should remove and dispose of insect pest-infected and diseased plant material to reduce these problems in next season’s garden.
Despite global concerns over the accumulation of plastic waste, the drive to produce new plastics shows no signs of slowing down. According to OECD data, the world’s annual plastic production ...
The final treaty text must make clear that all microplastics are within scope and call for actions against all sizes and types of plastic pollution. Appropriate actions include environmental ...
For a consumer, this problem would be simpler to handle if it was clear that only certain black plastic products posed a risk, or that all of them did. But Turner found that products were ...
Scientists have developed a "self-digesting plastic", which, they say, could help reduce pollution. Polyurethane is used in everything from phone cases to trainers, but is tricky to recycle and ...