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, ...

Findings from a New Pilot. Construction and demolition debris make up a staggering one-third of landfill waste in North ...

A new study shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in the first ever global plastics pollution inventory. Researchers used A.I. to model waste ...

Nepal is turning noodle wrappers into roads. Discover how this plastic-asphalt mix tackles pollution and improves ...

A new study determines that just four policies can reduce mismanaged plastic waste -- plastic that isn't recycled or properly disposed of and ends up as pollution -- by 91% and plastic-related ...

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The global plastic crisis has long been a ticking time bomb, but now, it seems, a revolution is underway. One company, Corsair Group International, is rewriting the narrative of waste management with ...

(Part 1) MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines’ plastic crisis is shaped not only by how much plastic is consumed, but by how ...

Every week, the average UK household throws away dozens of pieces of plastic packaging. When people actually start counting them, they’re often shocked to discover just how much there is. And ...

Muriel Williman, senior assistant solid waste manager for disposal with the City of Durham, wants Durhamites to be more careful about what they put in the recycling bin. Credit: Photo by Lena Nguyen — ...

GmbH, on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), has launched the InnoWaste Project in partnership with Zoomlion Ghana Limited and Blue Skies.