As talks on a global treaty on plastic waste approach, an environmental group has found that only a handful of U.S. states are taking meaningful action to rein in the plastic waste that harms ocean ...

The journey of plastic packaging after its use is more intricate than often perceived. While proper segregation should be a crucial first step, ensuring that plastic is effectively recovered and ...

Researchers calculated that up to eight million tons of pandemic-associated plastic waste was created globally. Most of that waste ends up in the oceans, polluting waters and endangering marine ...

In the epic 1967 film The Graduate, the young lead character Ben played by Dustin Hoffman is given advice about his future by Mr. McGuire – “One word. Plastics.” Indeed, plastics have fulfilled a vast ...

Exxon Mobil plans to build its first, large-scale plastic waste advanced recycling facility in Baytown, the company said this week. It will be one of the largest facilities in North America, able to ...

“We’ve proven our proprietary advanced recycling technology in Baytown, and we’re scaling up operations to supply certified circular polymers by year-end,” said Karen McKee, president of ExxonMobil ...

For years, companies have been trying to offset their greenhouse gas emissions with carbon credits. Now, they want to do the same thing for their plastic pollution. A growing number of companies are ...

Although many people believe that their plastic waste is managed effectively and properly through recycling, a good amount of ...

YORK, Pa. — York City officials announced an ambitious new goal on May 30 to become the first city in the U.S. to have zero plastic waste. The announcement was accompanied by the opening of three more ...

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), in partnership with the Technical University of Braunschweig ...

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