Abstract: Advanced materials have emerged as transformative solutions for pollution control, offering innovative capabilities to mitigate environmental contaminants across air, water, and soil. Recent research in nanomaterials, metal-organic frameworks, mixed matrix membranes, and single-atom catalysts has demonstrated remarkable progress in enhancing pollutant adsorption, catalysis, and degradation. These materials exhibit high surface areas, tunable porosity, and unique reactivity, enabling more efficient capture and breakdown of stubborn pollutants. Their versatile applications span from photocatalytic air purification and water treatment to soil remediation and heavy metal immobilization. This review examines the synthesis, properties, and performance of these advanced materials, critically evaluating their potential benefits and addressing challenges related to scalability, cost, and environmental safety. The integration of sustainable synthesis methods, such as green chemistry approaches and biomass-derived precursors, is highlighted as a key strategy for reducing the environmental footprint of material production. In addition, the development of smart, stimulus-responsive materials offers promising avenues for adaptive and efficient pollution control solutions. By bridging the gap between laboratory studies and practical applications, advanced materials are set to transform the field of environmental remediation. Continuous efforts are needed to optimize their functionality, ensure long-term stability, and minimize potential risks. Overall, the evolving landscape of advanced material technologies provides both opportunities and challenges, making it imperative for interdisciplinary collaboration among chemists, engineers, and environmental scientists. This review synthesizes recent progress in the field, outlines key scientific and engineering hurdles, and proposes future research directions that may enable the transition from experimental innovations to widespread environmental applications.