The coast of mangrove trees in UAE, once waste-free, is filled with piles of trash from surrounding landfills. Dead turtles, plastic bags, packages and bottle caps can be seen scattered across the shore.

Turtles dying from eating plastic trash in UAE

WWF on Tuesday said that plastic is impacting almost all parts of the ocean and called for immediate efforts to create an international treaty. As per their report, 88% of marine species are being affected by severe contamination of plastic in the ocean, including animals commonly consumed by humans.

Plastic pollution rising at an alarming rate, affecting 88% of marine species

The floating gardens of Mexico city are a UNESCO world heritage site but as it has happened with most parts of the world the floating gardens of Mexico city are battling a chronic problem of plastic pollution, our next report gets you all the details.

Plastic pollution at Mexico's floating gardens is worrisome

According to a newly released study, chemical pollution has crossed a “planetary boundary”, the point at which human-made changes to the Earth push it outside the stable environment of the last 10,000 years.

Chemical pollution has surpassed the planetary boundary, says scientists

Plastic pollution is one of the biggest challenges of our times. Six turtles that was rescued from the coast of Argentina had their guts completely choked with plastic.

Two green turtles, four loggerhead turtles found clogged with plastic in Argentina

Can Dolphins be used as secret agents? The Hamas claims a 'killer dolphin' from Israel killed one of their commandos. They've even released footage claiming the dolphin was an operative of the IDF. Here's a report.

Hamas claims its naval commandos attacked by 'zionist killer dolphin'

In a law formulated to check plastic pollution, bars and cafés in France have been ordered to inform customers that a glass of tap water is free of charge. Not just this, drinking fountains will become mandatory in all buildings, which are open to the public, such as nightclubs, homes.

To check plastic pollution, bars, cafés ordered to serve tap water for free in France

Cameroon processes 600,000 plastic waste every year. Locals in the country are trying to tackle this menace through clean-up drives.

Cameroon locals organise beach clean-up drives

Plastic pollution is one of the biggest challenges of our times. A turtle that was rescued from the coast of Argentina had its gut completely choked with plastic. The X-Ray revealed a blockage in the turtle's intestines.

Turtle's gut gets choked with plastic

Plastic pollution has been taking a toll on marine lives. A new study has now suggested that coastal species are adapting to polluted seas.

Plastic pollution takes toll on marine lives

Around 8 million metric tonnes of plastic go into the oceans each year. WION tells you how plastic pollutions have now been taking a toll on marine life.

8 mn metric tonnes of plastic dumped into oceans every year

A report has found that the United States is the world's biggest plastic polluter, with the country now generating about 42m metric tons of plastic waste in a year.

Report: US generates 42 mn metric tonnes of plastic waste in a year

The world is getting hotter by the day and it is all our fault. If left unchecked, climate change is going to threaten every aspect of our lives. The current aim is to control temperature rise within 1.

Fighting climate change. What can you do to help?

In a study released on Tuesday, the UN's Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) said migratory species are likely to be hit hardest by plastic pollution.

UN report identifies migratory species as most vulnerable to plastic pollution

Scientists have called for a binding global treaty to phase out the production of new plastics by 2040. According to a report published in the journal 'Science', researchers say that a world agreement on plastic pollution limits and controls could be the answer to reducing plastic pollution in the oceans and on land.

Scientists call for binding global treaty to target production of new plastics

Students at a Kyiv school have been learning about saving the environment and helping those in need by using a special recycling machine which uses plastic bottles as currency.

Kyiv recycling machine trades plastic for donations to good causes

Scientists in the UK have genetically engineered used plastic bottles into vanilla flavouring (vanillin) to make recycling more attractive and tackle global plastic pollution.

Vanilla from used plastic bottles? Scientists brew valuable chemical from junk

Brazilian artist Eduardo Srur reproduces works by renowned masters without using a drop of paint - just recycled shreds of plastic picked up from city streets and rivers.

Brazilian conjures works of art from plastic bags

It’s raining plastic - literally! 1,100 tonnes of micro plastics float in the skies of United States at any moment. Microplastics are increasingly being found across species and were recently spotted in a human placenta.

It's raining plastic and we can't even see it!

Bolivia's Uru Uru lake is more plastic than water, with discarded bottles, containers, toys and tires stretching out towards the horizon, a dystopian image reflecting years of human pollution and the scar of climate change. On Wednesday (April 7) hundreds of people gathered up waste from the surface of the lake, whose waters have also been contaminated by nearby industry and mining.

'Made of plastic': Cleaning up Bolivia's Uru Uru lake

Scientists in Siberia have come up with a device that turns medical waste into synthesis gas and inert slag that can be used in fuel and construction.

Siberian turns PPE kits into fuel & slag

It's a monster of a sailing boat which was presented on Tuesday (January 26) in Paris which aim is to clean plastic from the ocean. French skipper Yvan Bourgnon and his NGO 'The SeaCleaners' presented a model of a boat that self-recycles collected plastic trash from seas.

French sailor vows to take on ocean's trash with his 'Manta'

Plastic has been one of the biggest environmental concerns in modern times and a new study has claimed that this material is being found at historic sites as well.

Plastic leaves its mark at 2,000-year-old Iron Age site

A World Economic Forum report has said that the environment could become too hot for human beings in the coming decades and we could live to experience unbearable 60°C days.

Coming decades will see unbearable 60°C days, warns World Economic Forum

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