Plastic waste is piling up at a daunting pace around the world. The World Bank estimates that every person on the planet generates an average of 1.6 pounds (0.74 kilograms) of plastic waste daily. To ...

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As delegates prepare to meet for a second negotiation on a global treaty to curtail plastic pollution, a pair of new reports from the United Nations Environment Program offers a roadmap of potential ...

Mangroves protect coasts and wildlife, but plastic waste now builds up inside roots, harming ecosystems and communities.

The Lorain County Solid Waste Management District’s Plastic Bag Recycling Collection Contest successfully diverted hundreds ...

In Mongla, climate change is not an abstract threat but a reality. Rising salinity, erratic weather patterns, and ...