Plastic Pollution

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…

Indonesia has returned seven shipping containers of illegally imported waste to France and Hong Kong, an official said Tuesday, marking the latest move by a Southeast Asian nation to send back rubbish to their wealthy places of origin. The containers were lo…

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 …

Will plastic pollution end the world? Experts say it's possible

Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Nomalungelo Gina has welcomed the R25 million Japan-South Africa collaboration project that is aimed at combating plastic pollution. The three-year project which was launched in Pretoria, aims to support the South African p…

Polylactic acid is derived from plant material like corn sugar, potato or sugarcane, and is used to replace conventional plastic in a number of consumer goods. Visual: United States Department of Agriculture VIEWPOINTS: Partner content,…