The adoption of any new policies such as bottle bills, reuse systems, EPR or certain food packaging bans could reduce disposal by 10% to 20% by 2040. Such changes could influence new jobs and ...

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, ...

A pilot program that turns unrecyclable plastic waste into multicolored building blocks is growing citywide in Tucson. Mayor Regina Romero and the City Council approved a four-year service agreement ...

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 ...

A study published today in the weekly journal Science projects that at present rates the world's plastic waste will nearly double by 2050, imperiling waterways and seas already under threat. But ...

Prof. Ok is a Highly Cited Researcher from Korea University and is the Chair and Program Director of the APRU Sustainable Waste Management Program. He has dedicated his research towards combating the ...

Plastic pollution is often framed as an environmental crisis, but it is equally a social and gendered one. As Governments make efforts to strengthen and enforceregulations on recycling and Extended ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- More and more cities, including Philadelphia, are banning plastic bags because of environmental dangers. Some big box retailers offer drop-off bins for recycling, including ...

Lucknow, February 5: Uttar Pradesh’s villages are forging a new identity of cleanliness and innovation. Innovative experiments such as road construction using plastic waste, door-to-door waste ...

Villages in Uttar Pradesh are now forging a new identity through innovation and cleanliness. Roads are being constructed using plastic waste, while door-to-door waste collection has been launched, and ...