Durban just picked up an award as the Greenest City in the world - but when it rains the beaches look like plastic waste dumps

The city says it has employed additional staff to assist in central clean-ups to mop up...

Shocking footage caught tons of plastic crashing in the waves off Durban following heavy rains

After heavy rain tons of plastic was sent downstream to crash in the waves off the Umgeni...

I toured New York City's largest wastewater-treatment plant, which collects poop from 1 million people. It was stunning.

The plant accepts 250 million gallons of wastewater a day from toilets, sinks, and storm...

Soon there won't be any plastic straws at the V&A Waterfront

Of the V&A’s 84 food and beverage tenants 46 use plastic straws.

Oil giants are pivoting to plastic, which could backfire amid a growing crackdown

Oil producers such as Saudi Aramco are betting on plastics and chemicals during a...

Students in London developed a way to turn lobster shells into biodegradable packaging and it could help reduce plastic waste

A team of students at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London developed a...

The new Pick n Pay 'plastic' bag can be used as compost in your garden - this is what it looks like

The compostable bags are made of maize or potato starch, and will break down after three...