As the world looks to improve on all three pillars of sustainable development — economic, social and environmental — as the global population increases, countries work together to forge agreements ...

Governments and companies have signed pledges and bans to limit plastic waste. Recycled packaging could eventually supplant virgin plastic production. Innovative waste-management systems work to ...

Plastic is now becoming as much of a problem as it has been a solution. Some say the global plastic waste crisis has reached a critical tipping point, that the oceans are swimming with microplastics, ...

Plastic quietly piles up in Vietnam’s cities, a relentless tide of thin shopping bags, foam food containers and disposable cups that clogs kitchens, alleyways and landfills.

A new survey reveals that the domestic burning plastic waste is widespread in cities across the Global South, a practice ...

The practice is ‘much more widespread’ than previously realised, researchers say, with serious environmental impact ...

People in low-income urban communities in the Global South without access to reliable energy sources are burning the toxic ...

A new study is shedding light on households in developing countries burning plastic as an everyday energy source, causing ...

Promotion of plastic waste recycling has become a global issue, as seen in the ocean microplastic problem. While Japan's plastic recycling ratio is 86%, only 13.5% of the plastics waste are recycled ...

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference for the Kutch and Saurashtra regions on Sunday. The event featured Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy ...

A new global study has revealed that the household burning of plastic for heating and cooking is a widespread practice in developing countries, raising significant concerns about its health and ...

SAN JOSE — On any given afternoon, the garbage cans in San Jose’s Westfield Oakridge Mall food court overflow with plastic spoons, forks, soft drink cups and takeout food containers. Paper frozen ...