Picture a pile of trash the size of Manhattan and taller than one and a half Empire State Buildings. That’s how much plastic ...

Negotiators from dozens of countries are in Busan, South Korea, trying to hammer out a global treaty to cut down on plastic pollution. It's their last chance before an end-of-year deadline to agree on ...

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 ...

A new study determines that just four policies can reduce mismanaged plastic waste -- plastic that isn't recycled or properly disposed of and ends up as pollution -- by 91% and plastic-related ...

Asinate Lewabeka—a woman who makes an income washing and sorting cans, plastic bottles and other materials for recycling—burns trash near her home in Lautoka, Fiji on May 9, 2024. This story was ...

Vietnam is major importer in global plastic scrap trade It imports more plastic waste than it can recycle Excess plastic is dumped in landfills or released into environment MINH KHAI, Vietnam, Nov 26 ...

The world is miserable at recycling plastics. Currently, just 10–15% of the plastic waste we generate annually is recycled — with the rest incinerated, buried in landfill or dumped as litter 1, 2. A ...

Despite the clear scientific evidence that plastic bag bans do more harm than good, New Jersey issued a ban on single-use plastic bags in 2022. The results were predictable. Consumers bought thicker, ...

A US company called Matter has developed fantastic products that kiss plastic goodbye: Matter’s plant-based biopolymer and ...