To end the plastic crisis, the UN plastic pollution treaty must introduce new global binding rules to regulate production and consumption. These rules must include measures to ban, phase-out, ...

Why is plastic pollution a problem? Plastic pollution is the most visible example of the havoc we’re causing to our planet. From our local beaches to the remote Arctic, it is choking our oceans and ...

Tackling marine pollution through clearing up Hong Kong’s waterways But plastic production continues to rise, potentially doubling by 2040, according to projections cited by WWF, with ocean ...

You see photos of plastic pollution in the ocean, but it can be hard to connect that to the plastic you're buying and using every day. Here are three ways the plastic you throw away can end up in the ...

Troy Mayne / WWF The health, resilience and productivity of marine and coastal ecosystems is increasingly affected by pollution, including land-based nutrient, pesticide and plastic pollution. WWF and ...

Purging our world of microplastics requires change at the government level. But until that happens, here are some things ...

“WWF calls on countries to unite on the necessary binding upstream measures to end plastic pollution, develop the lists of products and chemicals to be banned, and to conclude the negotiation ...

WWF says that “right now, single-use plastic makes up 60% of all the plastic being produced and 70% of ocean plastic pollution. This needs to stop. It’s time we turned single-use into zero-use”.

Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers—similar to the plastic material used in car ...

Plastic waste is increasingly causing problems for fishers. Fishnets bring up bottles, propellers get tangled in bags, water ...

WWF needed public support, on an unprecedented global scale ... so we had to find a way to frame the plastic crisis in a universal and stop-you-in-your-tracks way that could resonate with all 7.5 ...