The pandemic hit as politicians in many countries promised to wage war on waste from single-use plastics. China, which used to import more than half the world's traded plastic waste, banned imports of ...

New research suggests that more than 8 million tons of COVID-19 pandemic-related plastic waste have been generated globally, including 25,000 tons flowing into the world’s oceans. The pandemic has led ...

Scientists converted discarded COVID masks into carbon dots that degrade plastic bottles and packaging, achieving 40% breakdown in lab tests.

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The coronavirus pandemic was a respite for nature everywhere. The air was cleaner, trekking trails were pristine, the summit of Mt Everest was deserted, and worldwide carbon emission dipped by -26%.

The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed Canada’s trajectory towards a drastic reduction in plastic consumption, according to environmental experts. “The International Waste Management Association estimates ...

Do you have a drawer filled with a stash of plastic knives and ketchup packages that you’ve inadvertently collected by ordering takeout and delivery during the pandemic? “We all have one. I absolutely ...

Every week we'll bring you some of the top climate change news you may have missed. This is "It's Not Too Late" with ABC Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee. On ABC News Live and abcnews.com. At least 14.6 ...

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, III., April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) – the world's largest plastic surgery organization, representing nearly 8,000 members – today ...

News 12 New Jersey’s Tony Caputo interviewed a Toms River surgeon on the latest “Zoom and Boom” plastic surgery. Stephen Small, a plastic surgeon in Toms River, says procedures above the shoulders ...

There are all kinds of under-the-radar economic indicators. Plastic surgery demand may be one signal. Demand boomed during the pandemic, when Americans flush with savings sought cosmetic procedures.