The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW), Washington, has entered into a partnership with Project STOP to further scale up the development of more sustainable and circular waste management systems in ...

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2023 - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$250 million IBRD loan to help reduce plastic pollution from municipal solid waste and agricultural ...

The long-term solution to the plastics problem is stopping the flow at its source. But even if we were to magically achieve that today, the world would still be awash in nearly a century’s worth of ...

The adoption of any new policies such as bottle bills, reuse systems, EPR or certain food packaging bans could reduce ...

The report, ‘Plastic Waste Generation and Management in Apni Mandis,’ Chandigarh, authored by project co-ordinator Japneet Kaur, is based on surveys of 500 vendors, 750 customers and 110 nearby ...

Nigeria is moving to align policy and finance to address plastic waste, as the Nigeria National Plastic Action Partnership and ...

A U.K. startup, originating from founder Jacob Nathan’s high school science project on using enzymes to break down plastic waste, has secured an oversubscribed $18.3 million in Series A funding.

Plastic waste is a menace that must be curbed. A 12-year-old pupil is leading a campaign to reduce it, writes ROSEMARY NWISI. Ambassador David Pepple, 12, is a Junior Secondary School student of ...

Researchers use a new model to project where the surge of mismanaged medical waste will end up—including beaches, seabeds, and the Arctic Ocean. Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an ...

Urban households in developing countries are burning plastic waste in their homes to dispose of waste and as a cooking fuel to a greater extent than realized, according to a new study. Researchers ...

A not-for-profit executive says Rwanda has been been setting up plastic recycling systems that yield results. Radhia Mtonga says the government of Rwanda has adopted specific laws and policies that ...

Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State, has commenced the process of producing plastic products in its waste-to-wealth project after receiving €50,000 from the Government of France ...