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 ...
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 ...
California is suing oil and gas major ExxonMobil. The case has highlighted the connection between fossil fuel companies and plastic waste, as well as the need for a cap on plastic production.
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 ...
Dec. 3, 2024 — Previous research found that insects can ingest and absorb pure, unrefined microplastics -- but only under unrealistic, food-scarce situations. Zoologists have now tested ...
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 ...
Eating plastic, it’s fantastic! Scientists might have found an unlikely solution to the trash problem choking our planet — a plastic-eating insect, which was described in the journal Nature.