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, ...

Machine learning has been used to turn a survey of local waste-management practices into a global inventory of plastic emissions. The data show that tackling plastic pollution will require reduced ...

A free lunch-and-learn session on Bermuda’s waste management system is to be held next week. Mark Husdan, a solid waste manager with 20 years of experience working for local government authorities in ...

In the face of escalating global plastic pollution, enzymatic recycling has emerged as an innovative approach, capturing media attention by offering a novel solution to one of the most pressing ...

The latest iterations of India’s plastic waste management rules, announced on March 31, suggest that the government has hit a wall in its attempts to curb plastic waste collection and recycling. The ...

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a $60 million International Development Association credit to support Cambodia’s improvement of solid waste and plastic management. The ...

We have used machine learning to identify the biggest plastic pollution hotspots across more than 50,000 towns, cities and rural areas worldwide. Our new global model reveals the most detailed picture ...