Cutting down on the production of virgin plastics is essential, campaigners say, in the face of such low reuse rates.

The study published recently shows that the plants absorb and accumulate atmospheric microplastics, and its level in ...

Achieving near-total plastic circularity is not only feasible, it is the most cost-effective and humane path forward in a ...

Smart policies and innovation—not bans—can reduce waste and build a circular plastics economy that maximizes the value of ...

Analysis also finds that only 9% of the hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic produced ends up being recycled.

The amount of plastic being recycled around the world is stagnant at less than 10 percent with most new plastic still made from fossil fuels, a new study said Thursday.

Beijing has suspended exports of certain rare earth minerals and magnets that are crucial for the world’s car, semiconductor ...

The study by researchers in China and published in the journal ... “We urgently need an ambitious international agreement to end plastic pollution by 2040 and are working hard with other ...

Findings on global plastic disposal trends highlight incineration's growth and regional differences, informing policies amid ...

Only 9.5% of plastic materials produced globally in 2022 were manufactured from recycled materials. The findings, reported in Communications Earth & Environment, are part of a comprehensive analysis ...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) are giving Sri Lanka 1.1 million US ...