Plastic’s life-cycle costs overwhelmingly fall on poor countries A new analysis finds lower-income countries pay 8 times more for plastic’s social and environmental impacts.

Duck Derby takes over Chicago River for a good cause 02:31 Nearly two decades ago, 150,000 rubber ducks were set loose from Dublin in an attempt to break the record for the world's largest plastic ...

Environment Countries agree to end plastic pollution in ambitious global treaty. A legally binding agreement between 175 countries encompasses all stages of plastic’s life cycle, from production ...

A plastic duck has washed ashore in Orkney after an 18-year journey across the sea. It was one of 150,000 ducks released into the River Liffey in Dublin in 2006 as part of a world record attempt.