The lucrative, illegal trade and trafficking of waste products including many that are toxic could be set to surge across continents, thanks to patchy regulation, savvy criminal groups and corruption, ...

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have discovered a way to turn plastic waste into acetic acid, the main ingredient ...

A new study from the University shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in the first ever global plastics pollution inventory. University of Leeds ...

Illegal waste flows are causing economic, public health and environmental damage, especially in low-income countries, while a patchwork of regulations enables criminals to evade punishment, according ...

A family collect plastic waste on the shore inn Ocean Conservancy's clean up in the Norwegian Northern town of Skjervøy. Plastic bag bans in the U.S. have proven effective in reducing plastic litter ...

A new study reveals that children in e-waste regions face a fourfold higher risk of hypertension, as toxic metals and VOCs alter gut-related metabolic pathways and disturb the body’s blood pressure ...

Last year, six hog farms in the state were the first to get funding from California’s program to offset its emissions from ...

Two premises involved in recycling oil and plastic waste in the Mahkota Beranang industrial area are suspected of causing ...

Karnataka has a significant number of dumpsites, largely due to the absence of adequate, scientifically designed sanitary ...

Kochi: Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) issued a show cause notice to Govt Medical College Hospital (MCH), ...