Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director, urges mobilizing finance, policy reform, and circular solutions to tackle plastic ...

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Once treated as a disposal challenge, sugarcane waste is now being transformed into compostable products that reduce plastic ...

According to Greenpeace, only 9% of the world's plastic gets recycled. Instead, plastic waste continues to collect in our landfills and in our oceans. Other than recycling, the only way to reduce ...

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Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues, thanks to the overwhelming rise in production of disposable plastic products. Plastic pollution is most visible in ...

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Rivers carry plastic across continents, so scientists tracked its movement across continents too. A sweeping new UC Santa Barbara-led study spanning four continents and eight countries has amassed one ...

As more countries ban waste imports, plastic waste generators like the US will need to find better solutions. A few states ...

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The Philippines produces 61,000 metric tons of solid waste daily, of which 24 per cent is plastic. Only a small fraction – at most 10 per cent – is recycled, with major leaks going into the marine ...