Households, schools and communities are being asked to record their plastic packaging waste as part of an annual survey documenting UK’s waste problem. Campaign group Everyday Plastic have already ...

More than 8 billion tons of plastic waste clog the planet. If stacked within Chicago’s Millennium Park, plastic dumped into the environment since the middle of the last century would rise beyond the ...

Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues, thanks to the overwhelming rise in production of disposable plastic products. Plastic pollution is most visible in ...

Plastics have many beneficial uses but the accompanying waste has led to severe environmental and health consequences.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A worker transports plastic waste slated for a compressor in Bentong, Malaysia, in June 2024 before the waste is recycled and sold ...

A statewide ban on single-use plastic bags at checkouts in grocery stores took effect Jan. 1. The bill, SB 1053 authored by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear, bolsters existing state law that allowed ...

Household bin collections for homeowners in England will change from this March, when new collection rules are introduced in an attempt to boost recycling rates. It's part of the rollout of the ...

The soft plastic recycling industry wants more waste to stay here, saying too much material is being sent overseas.

(Part 2) Part 1: Low consumption, high leakage: The Philippines’ plastic paradox MANILA, Philippines — The problem with ...

Legislation authored by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear that bans the sale of thick, reusable plastic bags at grocery checkouts will take effect on Jan. 1. The Encinitas Democrat’s legislation, passed ...