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, ...

Around the world, an estimated 20 million people make a living by collecting discarded plastic, aluminum, and other refuse from dumpsites and landfills and selling it to recyclers. They’re called ...

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 ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global plastic waste management market size is poised to reach USD 4.8 billion by 2023, according to a new report by Technavio, progressing at a CAGR of 3% during the ...

A new study from the University shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in the first ever global plastics pollution inventory. University of Leeds ...

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 ...

Steve Fletcher has received funding from the UN Environment Programme. He is a member of the UN International Resource Panel. The world produces a vast amount of plastic. Global plastic production ...

According to the Global Plastics Outlook report produced by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), rising global populations and incomes are driving a “relentless” increase ...

For those of you over a certain age, you may remember this now famous line from the movie, The Graduate, delivered by the character Mr. McGuire to Benjamin Braddock, played by the actor Justin Hoffman ...