Plastic use keeps rising rapidly while recycling struggles. Incineration grows steadily, but it may harm more than help.

The amount of plastic being recycled around the world is stagnant at less than 10% with most new plastic still made from fossil fuels, a new study said Thursday.

Firefighters battle flames at waste dumpyard near cement factory in Sedam town, Kalaburagi district for three days.

Plans to create a plastic waste facility have been canceled, and Northwest Indiana activists are pleased by the decision. Just Transition Northwest Indiana and Gary Advocates for Responsible ...

Kolkata: Debris and other waste, including plastic, is frequently found to be burned along the canal bank road close to Biswa ...

Landfill remained the main destination for most plastic waste, accounting for 40 percent of the global total. But burning was "emerging as the most practiced method for managing plastic waste ...