Picture a pile of trash the size of Manhattan and taller than one and a half Empire State Buildings. That’s how much plastic waste the world is predicted to be generating every year by 2050 – and ...

Water pollution caused by pharmaceuticals, pesticides and other organic contaminants is an increasing global issue, ...

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

A new study explores waste management systems and reveals that achieving zero waste leakage by 2030 is unlikely, potentially jeopardizing related Sustainable Development Goals. The authors emphasize ...

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It takes 200 years for polyester clothing to break down meaning that every piece of polyester clothing ever made still exists today. Even for the most conscious consumers, it can be a challenge to ...

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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Within 15 years, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic could be entering our environment every second. Not every ...

In the rapidly expanding environmental protection industry, **Shangqiu Ruilong Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd.**, a top plastic to fuel machine manufacturer, has attracted increasing ...

A case study on the effects of open waste burning on air quality in Northwestern Greenland calls attention to the importance of no-one-left-behind sustainable air quality monitoring in the Arctic ...

The existing plant generates around 25MW of power by consuming 2,000 tonnes of waste every day. The expansion will add ...

AG William Tong announced the state’s lawsuit Tuesday against North Haven metal finishing business NikLyn over its alleged ...