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Beachgoers in one of the UK's most popular seaside destinations have reported finding unusual items on the shore.

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Domestic plastic burning is prevalent in cities around the world, fuelled by poor waste management, survey finds.

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Former EPA official Judith Enck explains why plastic pollution is a production problem—and how policy, not recycling, can ...

People in low-income urban communities in the Global South without access to reliable energy sources are burning the toxic ...

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Litter is one of our simplest yet most visible environmental problems. A single plastic bottle tossed into a hedge can take centuries to decompose.