Recycling "does not solve the solid waste problem," the head of a plastics trade group said in 1989, around the time the industry was launching its recycling campaign.

A report assessing state policies on plastics comes just weeks before negotiators meet to attempt to finalize a global treaty on plastic waste.

Researchers say just four policies could cut plastic pollution 90 percent by 2050. With no action, plastic waste could nearly double.

Scientists are working with microbes found in Australia's unique ecosystem to create bioplastics which break down in land, ...

Since 2019, the 191 countries that are party to an international agreement called the Basel Convention have agreed to classify mixed plastic trash as “hazardous waste.” This designation essentially ...

To address these questions, a research team from Mansoura University, the Agricultural Research Center, and the University of ...

The SM Group is strengthening its commitment to reduce plastic waste, treating it as a shared responsibility across all its ...

Recycling "does not solve the solid waste problem," the head of a plastics trade group said in 1989, around the time the industry was launching its recycling campaign.