Enacting a combination of four policies could reduce mismanaged plastic waste by 91% and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by about 37% third by 2050, according to a model created by scientists at the ...

Yaba College of Technology has unveiled its Plastogas Hub, a plastic-to-gas and upcycling facility designed to reduce plastic ...

Rivers carry plastic across continents, so scientists tracked its movement across continents too. A sweeping new UC Santa Barbara-led study spanning four continents and eight countries has amassed one ...

The Lancet: Plastic pollution is an underrecognised threat to health, experts warn as they launch a project to track plastics’ health impacts and monitor progress Ahead of the expected finalisation of ...

The world is drowning in plastic. Each year, an estimated 11 million metric tonnes of plastic waste enters our oceans — a figure expected to triple by 2040. Rivers act as plastic conveyor belts, ...

In a landmark move to combat one of South Africa’s most pressing environmental challenges, a new initiative has been unveiled to tackle plastic pollution stemming from the food and beverage sector.

You may have seen images of seabirds that have built their nests on discarded nets, lengths of rope and other plastic litter, or perhaps birds with stomachs full of microplastics. We also know there ...

Experts in the fight against plastic pollution are meeting this week to develop an international network of high-tech laboratories that can monitor marine microplastics, and examine other progress ...

An estimated 52 million metric tons of plastic is spilling uncontrolled into the environment every year, according to a new study (Nature 2024, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07758-6). By weight, 43% of this ...

Bangladesh generates around 87,000 tons of single-use plastics annually, of which 96% are directly discarded as garbage. Due to lack of awareness, many people dump plastic waste at convenience, which ...

Plastic pollution is widespread across the Amazon Rainforest’s rivers, plants and animals, according to a recent study. Previous research suggests up to 10% of total plastics in the ocean arrive there ...