In the late 1940s, following wartime-driven innovation, the mass production of inexpensive plastics revolutionized American ...

A recent innovation could make it easier to transform plastic waste into usable products. In September 2025, the University ...

The global plastic crisis is a towering monument to human consumption, with oceans choking, landfills overflowing, and ecosystems under siege. In this grim landscape, the Philippines, unfortunately, ...

Using bacteria to take a bite out of plastic pollution is not new. But can the same microbes be used as a food source? In 2019, an agency within the U.S. Department of Defense released a call for ...

The amount of single-use plastic that gets recycled as a measure to manage plastic pollution is insignificant in Bangladesh.

During a recent trip to Gambia, the Precious Plastic Gambia team focused on training with a bench design. They acquired an ...

New research tallies the hidden health, environmental and economic impacts of litter — and why upstream fixes matter.

Americans, on average, toss out about three quarters of a pound of plastic each day, according to researchers at Oxford University. Most of that trash winds up in a landfill. As someone who loves ...

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 numbers are staggering. According to one report, the world uses 500 billion plastic cups every year. It's estimated that 50 billion paper coffee cups are thrown away in the United States alone.

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project has been awarded the highly competitive Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine Materials Management grant for its Reuse Bend initiative, with ...

From The Customer-centric Entrepreneur Project Ghana stands at a critical juncture in its journey toward sustainable industrialisation. As the nation grapples with plastic waste management challenges ...