Plastic Pollution

Media captionWhat do shoppers think about Waitrose's trial? Waitrose is extending a trial to remove packaging from many products after a positive response in its first store. The "Unpacked" scheme was tested in Oxford, with customers using their own contain…

Thousands of plastic bags were pulled from the Aegean Sea off Greece’s Andros island this month by a team of divers and environmentalists who described what they found as a “gulf full of plastic corals". "It was a very scary thing to see," said Arabella Ross…

Glitter is the basis of many parties, most figure-skater costumes, and Kesha’s entire makeup case. Glitter is also a sparkly microplastic that pollutes the planet, doesn’t decompose, and gets absolutely everywhere (as in, everywhere), a truly party-pooping fa…

Glitter is the basis of many parties, most figure-skater costumes, and Kesha’s entire makeup case. Glitter is also a sparkly microplastic that pollutes the planet, doesn’t decompose, and gets absolutely everywhere (as in, everywhere), a truly party-pooping fa…

A cyclist who has completed a 7,000-kilometre ride around the British coastline, helping clean up beaches alongside local volunteers, says she retrieved more than 3.4 tonnes of plastic pollution during her journey, which lasted almost three months. Kiko Matt…

The fight to save the seas from plastic waste may mean the end for mini bottles of shampoo and other toiletries that hotel guests love to stuff into their luggage. The owner of Holiday Inn and InterContinental Hotels said Tuesday that its nearly 843,000 gues…

DALLAS, TEXAS - JULY 23: Adam Lambert (L) and Brian May of Queen + Adam Lambert perform in concert during 'The Rhapsody Tour' at the American Airlines Center on July 23, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images) Getty Images Global Citizen un…

(CNN)Seabirds are becoming smaller, lighter and suffering from a litany of health problems after ingesting the plastic that litters the world's oceans, a study has found. Researchers analyzed blood samples from a population of flesh-footed shearwaters on Lor…

Floating plastic garbage has swamped a remote Pacific island once regarded as an environmental jewel and scientists say little can be done to save it while a throwaway culture persists. Henderson Island is an uninhabited coral atoll that lies almost exactly …

Another star-studded lineup is headed to Central Park. The eighth annual Global Citizen Festival is coming to New York City on Sept. 28. Tuesday morning, the charity announced its A-list slate of headliners: Queen & Adam Lambert, Pharrell Williams, Alic…