A plastic drinks bottle is one of the most "recyclable" objects in the modern waste stream. It is lightweight and collected ...

Scientists have found a way to turn plastic into acetic acid using a source that's present in abundance.

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 ...

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, ...

Explore the urgent issue of ocean plastic pollution and its impact on marine life and human health. Find out how to help.

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

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 ...

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority is working with the World Bank Group and local government units for the ...

Changes to household collections are part of wider moves to increase the recycling rates, which have stalled in recent years.

Patna Municipal Corporation launched a drive Saturday, educating students on plastic waste and promoting source segregation. Schools are now tasked with setting up RRR centres. In markets, vendors ...

PUTRAJAYA: Industry players are urging the government to review a proposed moratorium on plastic waste imports, saying the recycling sector requires a steady supply of raw materials to operate.