Articles - Plastic Waste

Lancet Study Warns Plastics Could Cost Humanity 83 Million Years of Healthy Life - CD 27.01.26 507243
Global health burdens of plastics: a lifecycle assessment model from 2016 to 2040 - Lancet 26.01.26 507239
I developed an app that uses drone footage to track plastic litter on beaches - Conversation 21.01.26 506983
Huge amounts of plastic waste goes unnoticed – here’s what to do about it - Conversation 07.11.25 497615
UK plastic waste exports to developing countries rose 84% in a year, data shows - Guardian 08.10.25 492526
Disposable face masks used during Covid have left chemical timebomb, research suggests - Guardian 08.09.25 486566
Scientists transform plastic waste into efficient CO2 capture materials - University of Copenhagen 05.09.25 489180
A global meta-analysis reveals the toxicity of plastics on insect health - Science Direct 01.09.25 486305
From Landfills and Recycling Programs to Desks in Offices, Toxic Chemicals in Plastics Poison Workers - Inside Climate News 16.08.25 485251
Vape sellers to pay disposal costs under plans to end UK’s ‘throwaway culture’ - Guardian 12.08.25 483702
Ghana's waste pickers brave mountains of plastic - and big industry - Al Jazeera 07.08.25 483448
'We clean the city' - Al Jazeera 07.08.25 486476
Plastics Cause Over $1.5 Trillion in 'Health-Related Economic Losses' Per Year Globally - CD 04.08.25 483724
The Lancet Countdown on health and plastics - Lancet 03.08.25 483722
Global Plastics Talks Set to Resume Next Month Must Prioritize Environment and Health, Experts Say - Inside Climate News 09.07.25 480009
Texas startup sells plastic-eating fungi diapers to tackle landfill waste - Reuters 16.06.25 477852
Plastic pollution plague blights Asia - Phys.Org 13.06.25 485426
From soil to slugs to songbirds – how plastic is moving through ecosystems - From soil to slugs to songbirds – how plastic is moving through ecosystems - Conversation 28.05.25 485582
Unraveling the Link Between Plastics and Autism - Inside Climate News 20.05.25 470539
The toxic trail of food waste and plastic pollution - Sarawak Tribune 09.05.25 477850
How long does plastic take to decompose? The answer is terrifying - BGR 24.04.25 477853
World must come together to tackle plastic pollution, says chair of UN talks - Guardian 23.04.25 485523
Just 9.5% of plastic made in 2022 used recycled material, study shows - Guardian 10.04.25 464564
Plastic Pollution: A Growing Threat to Bangladesh’s Environment - Pressenza 16.01.25 451606
What is ‘waste colonialism’ and why has Thailand banned imports of plastic? - Al Jazeera 14.01.25 450664
Plastics industry used disinformation to lobby against ban on ‘forever chemicals’ - LFF 14.01.25 451483
Plastics pollution exacerbates the impacts of all planetary boundaries - One Earth 20.12.24 486303
First-Of-Its-Kind Study Uses Remote Sensing to Monitor Plastic Debris in Rivers and Lakes - ENN 20.12.24 447342
Scientists develop a plastic that degrades in the ocean without polluting - SMC 21.11.24 477851
Five firms in plastic pollution alliance ‘made 1,000 times more plastic than they cleaned up’ - Guardian 20.11.24 441491
The plastics crisis is now a global human health crisis, experts say - Mongabay 19.11.24 441981
Global plastic production must be cut to curb pollution, study says - Guardian 14.11.24 442381
How the plastic mountain from healthcare could be recycled - Sonnenseite 21.08.24 431006
How Changing Your Daily Coffee Habits Can Make a Difference - CD 25.07.24 426126
Plastics companies blocked mitigation efforts and may have broken US laws – study - Guardian 26.06.24 420586
Only 22 Companies Out of 147 Are on Track to Meet Their Plastic Waste Reduction Targets, Report Finds - EcoWatch 12.06.24 418641
Treaty Negotiations Should See Plastics for What They Are: An Ocean Justice Crisis - Counter Currents 06.05.24 414004
Lawsuits Targeting Plastic Pollution Pile Up as Frustrated Citizens and States Seek Accountability - Inside Climate News 05.06.24 417933
Every Breath You Take: The Journey of Inhaled Plastic Particles - ENN 02.05.24 412387
56 Companies Responsible for Half of Global Plastic Pollution That Researchers Could Trace - EcoWatch 25.04.24 409131
4 false solutions that won’t solve the plastic pollution crisis - Greenpeace 23.04.24 408963
Global plastic pollution treaty talks hit critical stage in Canada - Independent 23.04.24 485467
Plastics Summit 'Die-In' Highlights Need to Cut Production - CD 23.04.24 409863
Scientists Develop Framework to Measure Plastic Emissions and Bolster U.N. Efforts to Reduce Pollution - ENN 22.04.24 409127
New Data: Plastic Production Must Be Cut by 12% to 17% Per Year to Avoid Catastrophic Climate Change - Pressenza 21.04.24 408526
'Progress Almost Invisible': World Set to Produce 220 Million Tonnes of Plastic Waste - CD 11.04.24 408179
Waste pickers are the hidden heroes tackling the world’s plastic pollution - Greenpeace 22.03.24 404329
Why plastic incineration is a social justice issue - Greenpeace 12.02.24 404332
Can Mushrooms Really Break Down Plastic? - EcoWatch 25.01.24 396057
The disposable cup crisis: what’s the environmental impact of a to-go coffee? - Guardian 22.01.24 394814
Why it matters that New York state is suing PepsiCo over single-use plastic - GreenBiz 08.12.23 391148
Hopes rising for historic treaty to curb plastic pollution - UN News 17.11.23 384328
Report: Switching to Reusable Packaging Could Eliminate 1 Trillion Single-Use Plastic Bottles and Cups - Sonnenseite 17.11.23 384525
Lifetime cost of plastic 10 times higher for low-income countries than rich ones, revealing crippling inequities in plastics value chain - WWF 07.11.23 485529
‘We are just getting started’: the plastic-eating bacteria that could change the world - Guardian 28.09.23 374284
How can the use of plastics in agriculture become more sustainable? - Sonnenseite 27.09.23 374447
Plastic Overshoot Day Spotlights Growing 'Climate Nightmare' of Global Waste - CD 28.07.23 364834
Plastic debris in lakes and reservoirs - Nature 12.07.23 377638
How Many Times Can Plastic Be Recycled? - Treehugger 06.07.23 485034
'Say Goodbye to Plastic Produce Bags': New Zealand to Enforce Sweeping Single-Use Ban - CD 29.06.23 359677
We Tried These Compostable Garbage Bags and Will Never Go Back - Treehugger 26.06.23 485035
Whisper it, but the boom in plastic production could be about to come to a juddering halt - Guardian 13.06.23 360998
World Environment Day: Countries in sub-Saharan Africa need to work toward a circular economy to reduce plastic waste - Alliance For Science 04.06.23 485521
As Second-Round Talks End, Activists Urge Nations to Not Let Industry Dilute Global Plastics Treaty - CD 02.06.23 355227
New Study Details How Mass-Scale Reuse Could Help End 'Scourge' of Plastic Pollution - CD 31.05.23 351635
Plastic recycling is failing – here’s how the world must respond - Conversation 30.05.23 350018
Developing country voices will be excluded at UN plastic talks, say NGOs - Guardian 18.05.23 346728
Plastic pollution could be slashed by 80% by 2040, UN says - Guardian 16.05.23 346598
Where There’s Plastic, There’s Fire. Indiana Blaze Highlights Concerns Over Expanding Plastic Recycling - Inside Climate News 12.04.23 341340
‘It would survive nuclear Armageddon’: should plastic grass be banned? - Guardian 29.03.23 337951
From Gas Wells to Rubber Ducks to Incineration, the Plastics Lifecycle Causes ‘Horrific Harm’ to the Planet and People, Report Shows - Inside Climate News 21.03.23 337979
Anti-Plastic Coalition: East Palestine Disaster Exposes Need for 'Systemic Change' - CD 03.03.23 343173
The EU Is Cracking Down on Plastic. Will Others Follow? - Bloomberg Green 27.02.23 335914
How much will we sacrifice for plastics? - GreenBiz 24.02.23 331611
Sri Lanka moves on plastics ban in wake of wildlife deaths - Canary 14.02.23 329706
Inside Big Plastic’s Faltering $1.5 Billion Global Cleanup Effort - Bloomberg 20.12.22 321421
EU Takes Step Towards Banning Plastic Waste Exports - Al Jazeera 01.12.22 317987
Call for UK government to ban plastic waste exports - Chemistry World 17.11.22 316054
Compostable and Biodegradable Plastics Provide False Sense of Responsibility - Tree Hugger 17.11.22 316051
Worldwide plastic pollution ends up on on remote British island - Metro 17.11.22 316055
How to make plastic less of an environmental burden - Nature 16.11.22 316059
Treaty against plastic pollution: for the integration of the Extended Producer Responsibility model at the international level - Euractive 16.11.22 316058
COP 27 sponsor Coca-Cola is the worst global plastic polluter, reveals new report - The Week 16.11.22 316050
Where humans live, microplastics end up in rivers - Science Daily 16.11.22 316056
San Diego is the latest California city to ban single-use plastics - KPBS 16.11.22 316052
G20 leaders must join the fight against plastic pollution - Edie 16.11.22 316057
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Staffordshire pupils aim to make school plastic-free - BBC 15.11.22 316053
Big brands set to miss plastic sustainability targets - Reuters 02.11.22 313370
Germany to force plastic makers to help pay for cleanups - AP News 01.11.22 313356
Quitting single-use plastic in Japan - BBC 24.08.22 302258
Plastic Recycling in the US Is a Fantasy—'It Does Not Work' - Treehugger 10.08.22 485038
Beyond Plastics: How Much Do We Love Life? - Common Dreams 07.08.22 300607
These startups seek to close the supply-and-demand gap for recycled plastics - Green Biz 25.07.22 297206
Take Plastic Free July one step further this year: hold the real polluters accountable - Greenpeace 01.07.22 295390
India bans 19 single-use plastic items to combat pollution - Al Jazeera 01.07.22 293884
Coca-Cola among brands greenwashing over packaging, report says - Guardian 30.06.22 293306
New Plastic Alternative Degrades Into Sugar - Eco Watch 30.06.22 293282
Without 'Radical Action,' Warns OECD, Global Plastic Pollution Likely to Triple by 2060 - CD 03.06.22 289781
If plastic comes from oil and gas, which come originally from plants, why isn’t it biodegradable? - Conversation 30.05.22 289035