This was for the first time that the “end-of-life fate” of plastic around the globe, which had ever been manufactured, had been calculated. The authors did so by collating data on production, use, and ...

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea has won international praise for its recycling efforts, but as it prepares to host talks for a global plastic waste agreement, experts say the country's approach ...

Without intervention, global plastic waste could double by 2050, a new machine learning study predicts. However, according to simulations by the study’s authors, a mix of policy interventions could ...

Panchayati Raj Department Director Amit Kumar Singh said, “On Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s directions, a master plan for ...

As cities across Asia and the Pacific expand, urban solid waste has become one of the region’s fastest-growing environmental ...

The statistics around plastic recycling are absolutely devastating. In 2024, only 9% of plastic waste was recycled globally, while 91% of plastic waste is believed to not be recycled. Even worse, the ...

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 ...

Over 80% of Chandigarh’s weekly Apni Mandis lack basic facilities such as public toilets, waste bins, washing areas and dedicated parking, leading to persistent plastic littering, traffic congestion ...

As per a report titled, Assessment and Characterisation of Plastic Waste published by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Tuesday, September 23, Pune city has the best system of plastic ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Plastic waste is piling up at a daunting pace around the world. The World ...