Recycling bin filled with plastic bottles emphasizes waste management and environmental awareness. Image in public domain.

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, ...

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 ...

New research has found that a staggering 220 million tonnes of plastic waste is set to be generated in 2024, marking a 7.11% increase since 2021. The latest study, by charity EA Earth Action, and ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- More and more cities, including Philadelphia, are banning plastic bags because of environmental dangers. Some big box retailers offer drop-off bins for recycling, including ...

If all goes according to plan, by the end of the year, some 170 countries will finalize the world’s first legally binding treaty to curtail plastic pollution. Its success will depend in no small part ...

Circularity Africa, a sustainability firm, has scaled up its community-based recycling initiative in Lagos as part of efforts ...

Vidya Chandana on Sunday stressed the need to create widespread awareness among people on effective plastic waste management ...

Panchayati Raj Department Director Amit Kumar Singh said, “On Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s directions, a master plan for waste management has been prepared in Uttar Pradesh. Under this, ...

A woman from Delhi is transforming plastic waste into a resource through "Plastic Banks" in schools and awareness drives.

HOUSTON, Tex.—When the news crew showed up outside a waste-handling business that's failed three fire safety inspections and has yet to gain state approval to store plastic, workers quickly closed a ...