are as problematic as the plastics are useful. A research team has now introduced a new method for recycling polystyrene waste. Their efficient electrochemical process uses an inexpensive iron ...

Greenpeace has revealed a 60% increase in UK waste exports to Turkey between 2022 and 2023, with declines in the amount of garbage sent reversing at speed. The international NGO analysed statistics ...

Plastic pollution exacerbates the impacts of all planetary boundaries, including climate change, ocean acidification and biodiversity loss, a new paper shows. Ahead of the final negotiations of the ...

Exxon denies the allegations and argues advanced recycling and similar solutions work. The case is Plastics Industry ...

The Plastics Industry Association lost its latest attempt to avoid California’s plastics recycling deception probe.

Did you know that 99% of plastics come from fossil fuels? This episode dives into the unseen world of plastic pollution, from its production's harmful emissions to the industry’s role in climate ...

SUNY is moving to phase out single-use plastics on campus by 2027, according to SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. Discouraging production and use of single-use plastics is the best strategy in the face ...

To what extent a United Nations-backed global treaty on the future of plastics has enforceable mandates could greatly affect plastic recycling activity.

None of us has voted for more plastics in our lives, our ocean or our bodies.

President-elect Donald Trump's second term could see Washington take different approaches to environmental policy for ...

This year, California sued ExxonMobil over its allegedly misleading statements about plastics recycling. Perhaps this ...

On October 31, 2024, LA County Counsel filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo and Coca Cola on behalf of California in an attempt to hold the ...