The treaty focuses on ending plastic pollution, not eliminating the use of plastics. But some countries are more ambitious than others.

As it travels around the ocean, plastic litter can harm wildlife and marine habitats in many ways. This study highlights five key hotspots where floating plastic poses the biggest risk.

Scientists have been debating the start of the Anthropocene Epoch for 15 years. I was part of those discussions, and I agree with the vote rejecting it.

Hermit crabs have been using plastic waste such as bottle tops as homes instead of empty snail shells.

Until the age of nine, children struggle to distinguish adverts from TV shows.

How many years you reuse a fake holiday tree matters. So does what happens to a live tree when you’ve packed up the ornaments.

A central question remains unresolved in the draft treaty: Is plastic pollution basically a waste management problem, or can it be solved only with a cap on production?

Media coverage of the dangers of plastic pollution can distract from what is actually needed, says an author.

A team of scientists has developed a method for creating a new class of plastic materials that are potentially more recyclable than single-use plastics.

Corporate supply chains are riddled with high, uncounted emissions, as Lego discovered. New regulations mean more companies will face tough, sometimes surprising, choices.