After a series of high profile spills at sea, MEPs and governments have agreed that new pollution controls must extend to ...

By Alex Shaw A coalition of leading European environmental groups has cautiously welcomed a “landmark” agreement by lawmakers ...

The European Council and Parliament have provisionally agreed to implement new rules that should reduce microplastic pollution on land and at sea by placing stricter due diligence requirements on ...

But these lentil-sized pellets are used to make everyday plastic products. When they spill at sea, they cause lasting damage. The IMO, a UN body that regulates global shipping, is holding a ...

— By Dede Williams — The Council of the European Union (the Council) – the EU government segment representing member states – ...

The European Parliament and Council have provisionally agreed on a regulation intended to keep plastic pellets out of the ...

Today, the Council and the European Parliament provisionally agreed on a regulation on preventing the loss of plastic pellets – the industrial raw materials used to make plastic products – into the ...

A retrieval operation is underway after plastic pellets, likely spilt in a crash between a cargo ship and a tanker off the coast of England, formed a "sheen" in the sea, the British coastguard ...

The IMO, a UN body that regulates global shipping, is holding a high-stakes summit in London this week. Delegates from 176 countries, including Kenya, are discussing how to tackle plastic pellet ...