More than 8 billion tons of plastic waste clog the planet. If stacked within Chicago’s Millennium Park, plastic dumped into ...

Tucked into a green-sounding federal recycling bill filed last month is a wish list, not of tough new mandates to get a handle on the world’s plastic’s crisis, but of regulatory rollbacks and ...

The world produces an average of 430 million metric tons of plastic each year. The United States alone produces tens of millions of tons of plastic waste annually. Yet on average, only about 5 to 6 ...

I n November 2023, the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) released its annual “Global Trends” report, and the association leadership shared an overview of the global market for plastics.

Plastic producers are investing heavily in controversial methods of boosting stagnant recycling rates to repair the public’s growing distrust. The stage has been set for a fresh legal showdown over ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Last week, ABC13 Meteorologist Elyse Smith reported on how the City of Houston manages recycling. One question from that report was about the validity of plastic recycling.

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. In the time it takes you to read this sentence — say, four seconds — the world produces nearly 60 metric tons ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. As the war with Iran sends the price of virgin plastic skyward, speculation is growing as to whether recycled ...

The United Nations plastics treaty talks are ending in just a few months, and I get the feeling that a lot of industry people still don't really understand why that's important. Maybe it's wishful ...

Economist Perc Pineda, PhD, analyzes April employment data showing plastics sector unemployment jumped to 5%, while 462,000 job openings remain unfilled.

The European plastics industry is facing a growing crisis as plant closures accelerate and the region falls further behind global rivals in recycling capabilities, according to lobbying organization ...

Pollution from the plastics industry is a major force behind the heating of the planet, according to a new report from the federal government. The industry releases about four times as many ...