"The Alliance to End Plastic Waste promised a $1.5 billion solution to plastic pollution. Five years later, it’s cleaned up ...
"We have all the right conditions at play," says Erin Simon, head of plastic waste and business at the World Wildlife Fund.
With plastic waste generation growing annually, and recycling rates failing to keep up, Europe has a long road ahead toward reaching the goal of a circular economy for plastics. Energy recovery ...
Vietnam is major importer in global plastic scrap trade It imports more plastic waste than it can recycle Excess plastic is dumped in landfills or released into environment MINH KHAI, Vietnam ...
Globally, it is estimated that over 100 million marine animals are killed each year by plastic waste. This include species mentioned above as well as fish, seals and birds. In its reports, the United ...
One Reddit user shared their frustration with their job's unnecessary plastic packaging, revealing a box of wasteful plastic.
By 2015, 60% of all plastic ever produced had become plastic waste, and in today’s world, plastic waste is ubiquitous – it’s in the air, in the soil, in freshwater, and in the sea. Much of the world’s ...
- Nina Gomes recovers a discarded plastic bag from ocean waters, near Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 19, ...
MINH KHAI, Vietnam – Countless discarded bags float on the canal running through Minh Khai village, whose narrow streets are clogged with tall heaps of plastic waste spilling out from villagers ...
In 2019, the world generated around 350 million tons of plastic waste. Just 9% was recycled, with the rest being incinerated, going to landfill or ending up in the environment. Some nations have ...
"Has no purpose other than to be deceitful and hope the buyer doesn't notice." Shopper outraged after inspecting deceptive ...