In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It's now about 400 million tons—an increase of nearly 20,000%.

California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed off on the country’s strongest plastic reduction policy. The legislation ...

"Shift into Gear," a new report from SAP and Earth Action, is inciting companies to start preparing now to meet global ...

Researchers are using air moisture to combat plastic pollution. This new technique efficiently breaks down PET plastics.

A new era of 3D-printing “microfactories” is helping to turn waste plastics into “highly competitive” products fit for use in ...

Isabel Cristina Gámez and Oscar Andrés Méndez have developed a novel system that repurposes shampoo bottles and food packaging into a modular system far cheaper than traditional construction.

Enzymes found in landfills around the world may be able to break down plastic waste. Some 11 billion metric tons of plastic ...

Despite its potential benefits, the plastic credit system in India has witnessed an alarming rise in fraudulent activities ...

Hospitals around the world generate millions of tons of plastic waste annually. Much of this waste comes from single-use ...

Plastics Recyclers Europe has noted the slowest growth in Europe's plastic recycling capacity 'in years', blaming a decline ...

What happens to all the plastic waste we throw away? Delhi’s Mohd Suhail found a way to give it new life. Through his company ...

Even as the Guru Nanak Dev Hospital (GNDH), associated with the Government Medical College, has outsourced the cleanliness ...