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Bangladesh’s new government implements strong measures to eliminate single-use plastic
Abu Siddique
2 Oct 2024
In the battle against plastic pollution, Asia’s informal workers are critical allies (commentary)
Annerieke Douma
2 Oct 2024
What will the Brazilian food industry do about plastic packaging?
Ellen Nemitz
19 Sep 2024
Biden-Harris Administration must strengthen position on plastic reduction treaty (commentary)
Tim Grabiel
27 Aug 2024
Most ‘compostable’ bioplastics are anything but, says new report
Alden Wicker
31 Jul 2024
Saving Lake Victoria from plastic: Interview with Kenya’s teenage Muchilwa siblings
Juliet Akoth Ojwang
31 Jul 2024
Mongabay investigation is turned into art for World Press Freedom Day event
Karla Mendes
27 May 2024
Can the circular economy help the Caribbean win its war against waste?
Sandra Weiss
20 May 2024
Scientists explore nature’s promise in combating plastic waste
Claire Asher
8 May 2024
As plastic talks wrap up in Canada, fishers in Indonesia count the costs
Falahi Mubarok, Yogi Eka Sahputra
8 May 2024
At its fourth summit, 170 nations strive toward a global plastics treaty by 2025
Charles Pekow
7 May 2024
Plastic pollution talks end & Arctic peoples return home to a ‘sink’ of plastic
Sonam Lama Hyolmo
7 May 2024
Bioplastics as toxic as regular plastics; both need regulation, say researchers
Alden Wicker
22 Apr 2024
Pollution poses big risks to global clean water supplies, study shows
Sean Mowbray
6 Mar 2024
Scientists and doctors raise global alarm over hormone-disrupting chemicals
Alden Wicker
4 Mar 2024
Planetary boundary pioneer Johan Rockström awarded 2024 Tyler Prize
Glenn Scherer
29 Feb 2024
Pakistan bucks global trend with 30-year mangrove expansion
Ayaz Khan
5 Feb 2024
Communities on troubled Java river mold future from plastic waste
Donny Iqbal
1 Feb 2024
New AI model helps detect and identify microplastics in wastewater
Abhishyant Kidangoor
16 Jan 2024
As the world swims in plastic, some offer an answer: Ban the toxic two
Alden Wicker
2 Jan 2024
In 2023, Mongabay’s reporting fellows covered Earth amid crisis — and hope
Karen Coates
27 Dec 2023
Chemical recycling of plastic not so fantastic, report finds
Elizabeth Claire Alberts
24 Nov 2023
Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iran & petrochemical industry stall plastics treaty: Critics
Charles Pekow
22 Nov 2023
Jamaica battles relentless plastic pollution in quest to restore mangroves
Elizabeth Claire Alberts
21 Nov 2023
Circular economy poised to go beyond outdated oil, gas and coal, experts say
Sean Mowbray
16 Nov 2023
Beyond Climate: Fossil fuels rapidly eroding Earth’s ‘safe operating space’
Sean Mowbray
15 Nov 2023
Beyond climate: Oil, gas and coal are destabilizing all 9 planetary boundaries
Sean Mowbray
14 Nov 2023
As companies buy ‘plastic credits,’ are they reducing waste or greenwashing?
Charles Pekow
19 Oct 2023
Microplastics pose risk to ocean plankton, climate, other key Earth systems
Claire Asher
9 Oct 2023
Up in the air: Study finds microplastics in high-altitude cloud water
Elizabeth Claire Alberts
5 Oct 2023
Zimbabwe sees recycling boom as waste picking becomes lucrative business
Tatenda Chitagu
21 Aug 2023
For International Youth Day, three youth conservation success stories
Latoya Abulu, Laurel Sutherland
12 Aug 2023
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