A new report finds global plastic waste is set to triple, and exceed one billion tons by 2060. Despite the growing efforts to reduce virgin plastic production and reduce waste, the new data released by the Organisation for Economic…
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Making recycling systems more efficient will save between $4.5 billion and nearly $10 billion according to new research. According to findings published in Resources, Conservation and Recycling, there's more plastic in landfills than…
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A group of scientists says new plastic production needs to stop in order to protect the world's oceans and the environment from plastic pollution. In a letter published in the journal Science, an international group of scientists and…
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Plastic pollution has been found in the Arctic for the first time, and scientists warn it will have devastating impacts on the already fragile polar north. One of the regions of the world most impacted by human-caused climate change,…
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New research points to the benefits of upcycling plastic instead of recycling in order to keep it out of waterways. Findings published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggest a major shift in how we look…
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Recycled plastic bottles are likely to contain chemicals more harmful than those made from virgin plastic, new research finds. A study conducted by Brunel University London identified 150 chemicals in plastic bottles that leached into…
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Two of the world's leading plastics organizations have partnered to end plastic pollution across Ghana, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Africa, Indonesia, and Vietnam. The World Economic Forum's Global Plastic Action Partnership…
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In what's being hailed as an historic moment in the fight against plastic waste, the United Nations has adopted a resolution that will hold member nations legally accountable for their contributions to the global plastic pollution crisis.…
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Purchasing fruits and vegetables packaged in plastic wrap creates two problems for the environment: more plastic and more food waste, according to new research. The U.K.-based sustainability nonprofit Wrap, looked at the sales of five…
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In an effort to improve recycling efforts, the world’s third-largest ocean shipping company says it will no longer transport plastic waste beginning June 1st. France-based CMA CGM Group says it’s made the “landmark decision” to cease…
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Now in effect across Chile, a single-use plastic ban on cutlery and straws is the beginning of the country's shift to a full environmental mandate aimed at removing plastic from its waste stream. The sixth most populous country in…
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In the effort to curb plastic waste, scientists from the U.K.’s University of Birmingham and Duke University say they’ve succeeded in turning elements found in sugar alcohols into what they claim is degradable and recyclable bioplastic. …
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A milestone number of plastic bottles have been kept out of oceans, according to the social enterprise Plastic Bank. It says it's kept the equivalent of two billion plastic bottles from entering the world's oceans since launching in 2013. …
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We zone in on six packaging startups from all over the world who are at the forefront of fighting plastic waste with their solutions.
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Plastic packaging use increased for Amazon by nearly 33 percent during the last year of the pandemic, according to new findings.  Online orders from the largest e-tailer in the Western world increased 38 percent in 2020 due to the…
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Microbes found in oceans and soil are showing evolutionary adaptations that allow them to digest microplastic—and this could help fight plastic pollution. Microbes have long been early adopters of evolution—credit their short life…
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By Fredric Bauer and Tobias Dan Nielsen Visiting a modern petrochemical plant makes you feel incredibly small. Enormous compressors roar incessantly, distillation columns tower high above your head, large pipelines full of oil and gas…
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Plastic pollution in the atmosphere can worsen symptoms of diabetes and allergies, new research has found. The study, which is still ongoing, also revealed how tiny plastic particles released into the air could inflame arthritis and…
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Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have been named yet again as the world’s biggest plastic polluters, according to the latest global brand audit report.
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Only 9 years left to save the planet from irreversible damage caused by the plastic waste crisis, experts at the Plastic Health Summit warn.
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The new UN photography exhibit and Ocean Conservancy report puts the forever nature of the world's plastic waste into the spotlight.
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