2 days ago · The world is miserable at recycling plastics. Currently, just 10–15% of the plastic waste we generate annually is recycled — with the rest incinerated, buried in landfill or dumped as litter 1 ...

Jan 2, 2025 · A: It will be challenging to correct the deeply entrenched idea that consumer diligence in recycling plastics can or could ever solve the plastic waste and pollution crisis. The reality is that only about 9% of the world’s plastic is recycled—it’s often not economically or technically possible to recycle the rest and the vast majority of ...

Jan 29, 2025 · LaBeaud is experimenting with innovative ways to reduce plastic waste. The Health and Environmental Research Institute, a nonprofit she formed in Kenya, is seeking funding to feed plastic to black soldier flies, which become feed for chickens that in turn produce excrement that serves as fertilizer. LaBeaud is planning a research project to ...

Jan 7, 2025 · Of the $190 billion invested globally in circular plastic initiatives between 2018 and 2023, a mere 2.3% was allocated to technologies that automate waste management or track materials across the supply chain. Without prioritizing these tools, real progress toward effective plastic management risks being held back.

Sep 23, 2024 · Every year, about eight million tons of plastic waste escapes into the oceans from coastal nations. That’s the equivalent of setting five garbage bags full of trash on every foot of coastline...

Nov 21, 2024 · Similar to how companies can purchase carbon credits to offset some of their greenhouse gas emissions, plastic credits allow companies to offset their plastic footprint by investing in plastic...

Aug 26, 2023 · In a two-part special, the programme Talking Point explores the complications to recycling plastic and the reasons why exporting our plastic waste is getting more challenging — and uncovers a...

Waste management services are struggling to cope with huge amounts of plastic waste. To stem this tide, WWF-Singapore is collaborating with multiple stakeholders to reduce waste and move towards a circular economy. Consumers can make informed and sustainable choices about their plastic output by following our work.

The U.S. produced more plastic waste than any other nation in 2016, generating 42Mt of plastic waste total and 130 kg of plastic waste per capita per year. 7; In 2019, 86% of plastic waste managed as MSW in the U.S. went to landfill. This landfilled …

Aug 17, 2021 · Consumers will get a refund when they return the empty beverage containers at designated return points. The scheme will aggregate a relatively clean source of plastic waste, such as PET plastic beverage bottles, to provide a steady stream of feedstock for the local recycling industry.