A plastic drinks bottle is one of the most "recyclable" objects in the modern waste stream. It is lightweight and collected in huge volumes. Yet even for this item, the reality of recycling is messy: ...

The escalating environmental and economic challenges posed by plastic waste have spurred a diversity of research into advanced recycling technologies. This field encompasses a range of approaches—from ...

This was for the first time that the “end-of-life fate” of plastic around the globe, which had ever been manufactured, had been calculated. The authors did so by collating data on production, use, and ...

Plastic is now becoming as much of a problem as it has been a solution. Some say the global plastic waste crisis has reached a critical tipping point, that the oceans are swimming with microplastics, ...

Manchester study argues recycling terms like upcycling mislead stakeholders and hinder sustainable plastic waste management progress ...

Plastic waste is one of the biggest global problems right now, with more than 400 million tons generated each year and only 9 ...

The essential gear, including safety vests, gumboots, rubber gloves, helmets, goggles, and iron hooks, is aimed at improving occupational safety and reducing exposure to hazardous waste.

Waste management capacity expansion key to curb plastic pollution: Ocean Cleanup founder ...