The essential briefing on materials, markets, regulation, packaging, recycling, and the people moving the plastics industry forward.
The government of The Gambia – along with Common Seas – has today announced a plan to tackle plastic pollution in the country, ahead of the final round of the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations later this year. An estimated 95,000 tonnes of plastics will escape from The Gambia into rivers and the sea between now […]
In a bold move towards environmental stewardship, a Kolkata based NGO named Mrittika Earthy Talks, in collaboration with Red Bari, has launched a campaign aimed at combating plastic pollution on July 1. Recognising the urgent need for action, the organisation is spearheading efforts to advocate a ban on plastic usage. This initiative not only seeks […]
A squat, light-colored building in Tigard, Oregon, was supposed to be part of a game-changing new solution for the global plastics industry. Called Regenyx, this recycling facility took in polystyrene — a hard-to-recycle plastic used for products like coffee cups, egg cartons and meat trays — and melted it right down to its building blocks, […]
As plastic production has skyrocketed over the past several decades, wealthy countries have benefited enormously — from increasingly lightweight, affordable products, for example. The full social and environmental costs of this plastic boom, however, have been disproportionately offloaded onto poorer people in the developing world. According to a new analysis published by the non-profit World Wide Fund […]
Việt Nam is accelerating efforts to mitigate plastic pollution and waste through the operation of the Việt Nam National Plastic Action Partnership – a programme to connect key actors, initiatives and investments in order to mobilise resources to shape a more sustainable plastic circular economy for the country as well as contributing to solving global […]
Negotiators are convening this week in Nairobi for the latest round of talks aimed at creating a new scientific panel to advise the world’s governments on how to tackle chemical waste. But as the talks get underway, concerns have been voiced about potential conflicts of interest that could undermine the panel. The warning comes as […]
As our globe grapples with the escalating crisis of plastic pollution, an innovative solution has emerged, captivating audiences worldwide. Climate-positive content creator Sam Bentley recently shed light on the groundbreaking technology of the Manta, a plastic-eating boat developed by the ocean depollution organization, The Sea Cleaners. In his viral video, Bentley reveals the mechanics of the Manta, revealing […]
A roadmap to significantly reduce plastic waste in India has been released today, with CSIRO collaborating with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI), Development Alternatives, the University of New South Wales, and the University of Technology Sydney’s Institute for Sustainable Futures. The National […]