[CAIRO, SciDev.Net] Burning of toxic plastic waste as a fuel for cooking, heating, or lighting fires has become common practice in low- and middle-income countries, driven by the absence of basic ...

The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people's bodies, according to a new study that also ...

Richer countries often dispose of trash by paying someone else to make it their problem. And trying to recycle plastic doesn’t always help the planet. February 28, 2025 The following is an excerpt ...

Without intervention, global plastic waste could double by 2050, a new machine learning study predicts. However, according to simulations by the study’s authors, a mix of policy interventions could ...

A new study determines that just four policies can reduce mismanaged plastic waste -- plastic that isn't recycled or properly disposed of and ends up as pollution -- by 91% and plastic-related ...

Negotiators from 170 countries are nearing a deal on a global treaty to cut plastic waste, according to a United Nations official at the latest round of talks. But environmentalists say the plastic ...

The global production and trade of plastic waste have drastically increased over the recent decades. Plastic waste is mostly traded under the banner of plastic “recycling.” This practice of exporting ...

Plastic Water Bottle Floating in Pacific Ocean, Santa Monica, California, USA (Photo by: Citizen of the Planet/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) More than 20 chief executives ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The more plastic a company makes, the more pollution it creates. That seemingly ...

A new initiative focuses on the investment and environmental value of reducing plastic waste. Trùng Khánh, a district of Cao Bằng Province in the Northeast region of Vietnam, attracts many tourists ...