How new recycling rules around ‘scrunchable’ plastic wrappings will affect you
Rules around so-called “flexible plastic” are set to change within the next two years in a bid to…
‘There’s zero regulation going on’
If consumer packaging has taught one lesson, it should be this: Always check for asterisks. That’s the lesson…
‘There will be no such thing as … waste’
Twenty-one-year-old Julian Brown wants to get rid of all the plastic waste. According to The Root, he has…
Glowing Plastic Spores Spring from Invasive Vines in Mika Rottenberg’s ‘Vibrant Matter’ — Colossal
When a virulent material enters an ecosystem, it can wreak havoc on existing life. Bittersweet vines in Upstate…
World’s first method turns plastic into fuel with 95% efficiency
Scientists in the United States and China say they have developed a one-step method to convert mixed plastic…
Coloradans are not to blame for plastic waste — producers should bear the cost of their trash (Opinion)
Walk any mountain trail, city park, or downtown street this Labor Day weekend and you’ll likely spot plastic…
Officials declare state of emergency as worsening crisis devastates crops: ‘Will be virtually nonexistent’
Some of Russia’s most productive farming regions are experiencing a severe decline in crop yields. What’s happening? According…
‘Will provide a range of technologies’
Plastic waste is one of the most pressing environmental issues for our planet’s oceans today. Amazon is taking…
One of the world’s most polluted cities has banned single-use plastics. It’s not so easy
Ope Adetayo  | Associated Press Lagos, Nigeria — Nigerian shop manager Olarewanju Ogunbona says he uses Styrofoam and…
Artist Benjamin Von Wong drowns sculpture in plastic waste in front of the UN
As nations began a second week of negotiations Monday for a global accord to end plastic pollution, an artist…
Despite record amounts of trash, Angelenos are optimistic we’ll dig our way out
It doesn’t take an awful lot of investigating to see that we’re swimming in an ocean of waste:…
Recycling is cool, reducing is better: fighting plastic pollution at source
Every year, the world produces record quantities of plastic. In 2021, according to the OECD, more than 400…