Heap of plastic waste ahead of Earth Day A worker moves piles of plastic foam boxes and waste at a facility that stores ...

Dow, a US-based chemical company, is stepping up efforts to slow rising global temperatures by improving handling of plastic waste.The company wants its business to support the international campaign ...

Plastic use keeps rising rapidly while recycling struggles. Incineration grows steadily, but it may harm more than help.

Ada Derana reported that soft drink giant Coca-Cola has made a business move that will help create a cleaner planet. On March ...

Researchers at Virginia Tech have found a way to make biodegradable packaging stronger while using less energy in the process ...

Tanzania is no exception, with an estimated 12.1 to 17.4 million tonnes of municipal solid waste generated annually, according to the National Environment Management Council ... gather recyclable ...

Referring to threats posed by plastic pollution, Ansari suggested establishing ... biodiversity, climate change, waste management, and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ...

According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), it is projected that the amount of plastic that seeps into aquatic ecosystems ... impact and aims to address the problem of ocean waste,” ...

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IRG's plant in Erie was slated to take in 160,000 tons of mixed plastic waste per year and turn 100,000 tons of it into mechanically recycled plastic flake, while the remainder would be Clean Red.

Measuring and monitoring litter can inform policymaking and waste management. Our research serves as a benchmark for evaluating and informing future efforts to reduce plastic waste. We are ...

By integrating irradiation into plastic waste management strategies, we can pave the way for a cleaner planet—one where plastic pollution is no longer an insurmountable challenge, but a problem with ...