Enacting a combination of four policies could reduce mismanaged plastic waste by 91% and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by about 37% third by 2050, according to a model created by scientists at the ...

Using artificial intelligence to process drone images is allowing researchers to tackle plastic pollution in the ocean in new ways. Oceanographers and computer scientists in Japan are spearheading an ...

A new study shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in the first ever global plastics pollution inventory. Researchers used A.I. to model waste ...

Community-led research from UCSB’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory spans three years, four continents and eight countries to reveal the scale of river plastic waste and offer solutions to stop it at ...

The Lancet: Plastic pollution is an underrecognised threat to health, experts warn as they launch a project to track plastics’ health impacts and monitor progress Ahead of the expected finalisation of ...

Plastic pollution is a global crisis, with only 9% of plastic waste ever produced being recycled. To address this, policymakers, businesses, and communities are exploring innovative solutions, ...

Bali is cleaning up its ocean of plastics. Bali has a unique opportunity to address plastic waste by integrating sustainable practices into the tourism experience. As a top global destination, ...

Costas Velis is actively involved in the waste, resources and circular economy sector in research, advising, scholarship and consultancy capacities. He is affiliated with University of Leeds and ...

Bangladesh generates around 87,000 tons of single-use plastics annually, of which 96% are directly discarded as garbage. Due to lack of awareness, many people dump plastic waste at convenience, which ...