Regulations imposed to protect the environment may continue to have impacts even after they are repealed. And those lingering ...

Plastic pollution impacts all planetary boundaries, affecting the environment and health on a global scale. Researchers call ...

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 ...

When cooking or serving with black plastic utensils, like spatulas, tongs and ladles, the toxic materials inside can seep ...

Although global polymer demand has been stable in recent years, a lack of recycling capacity has prevented more than 100 companies from reaching goals set by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Elizabeth ...

UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen highlights the significance of the final round of negotiations on a legally binding ...

Most small plastics don’t get recycled, and putting them in your bins could end up doing more harm than good, experts say.

Leftover food and liquids are one of the biggest problems in recycling. A pizza box with grease or a yogurt cup with food ...

The recovery rate for soft plastics in the ANZPAC region is alarmingly ... It will also facilitate the sustainable management ...

As the plastic pollution crisis grows more extreme, we must evaluate whether recycling is really the solution.

Reports into recycling, published by Lancaster University, found uncertainty regarding product labels and different recycling ...

By moving to three-weekly and by bringing in changes to our plastic recycling ... only 36 per cent of the bin volume is taken ...