Guarin (right) talk about transforming plastic waste into a currency for good. IN a party scene from the classic film The Graduate, a male guest gives unsolicited advice to the main character ...

has framed the initiative as part of a broader campaign to make the island of 4.3 million people waste-free by 2027. The policy builds on a 2018 gubernatorial decree that banned plastic bags in ...

An estimated 8 million metric tons (MMT) of plastic waste enters the world's ocean each year - the equivalent of dumping a garbage truck of plastic waste into the ocean every minute. Plastic waste is ...

Like many nations in the Global South, it faces a growing plastic pollution crisis, driven by rapid urbanisation, limited waste infrastructure, and widespread use of single-use plastics.

With no end in sight yet, a deeper commitment is needed to tackle such waste, especially from sources, said Penang Green Council (PGC) general manager Josephine Tan. Zero plastic bags given out by ...

The United States alone produces tens of millions of tons of plastic waste annually. Yet on average, only about 5 to 6 percent of plastic in… European Union nations reach major breakthrough to ...

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) say they also deployed three turntable ladders, two water bowsers and a high-volume pump to tackle the fire 'involving a large quantity of plastic'.

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

The Court ordered officials to take legal action against those found violating the rules on segregating and disposing of plastic waste at Sabarimala, Pamba, Nilakkal and the trekking path from Pamba ...

(ANTARA/Prisca Triferna) Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Environment has said that it is planning to ensure producers take full responsibility for the plastic waste generated by their products, as ...

The real plastics are the things that don’t get caught. We’re talking like medical waste. We’re talking agricultural waste. We’re ...

Waste management and recycling businesses in Liberia are using plastic waste to avert carbon dioxide emissions associated with the burning of these plastics. With support from the United Nations ...