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 ...

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.

Struggling for years with waste management, the border town of Phuentshogling is now turning this major challenge into an ...

This story is a partnership between Inside Climate News and CBS News. HOUSTON—When the news crew showed up outside a waste-handling business that’s failed three fire safety inspections and has yet to ...

Burning plastic waste for household fuel, or to manage household waste, may be far more prevalent in poor urban areas in ...

Industry Insight from Ethical Corporation Magazine, a part of Thomson Reuters. Plastic, made up of 99% oil, often seen as a plan B for the petrochemical industry Difficulties dealing with plastic ...

The project launched to monitor and raise awareness about plastic waste in the Mediterranean basin will be coordinated by WWF Turkey, WWF Tunisia, and WWF Greece. WWF-Turkey started the "Adopt a Beach ...

A community art project with an environmental message is underway in Des Plaines. Seeking to bring attention to the amount of plastic people use and waste, the Des Plaines Art Guild has launched "Late ...

From Uchenna Inya, Abakaliki 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 ...

Work on an NSF-funded project on data science for research that addresses critical sustainability challenges. Experience or basic skills in coding (e.g., Python, R) are preferred. Project is Not ...