Witness the enigmatic journey of plastic once it enters our oceans. This piece delves into the disappearance of vast amounts of marine plastic and the surprising places it ends up. From remote island ...

Thailand has become the latest country to take on the global plastic waste crisis by banning imports of plastic waste. For years, the country had served as a key destination for plastic waste from ...

They are made by heating these chemicals at a high temperature. When the plastic is soft it can be poured into a mould. Once the plastic cools, it hardens into a shape. Plastic is a material that ...

You can get in touch with Suzanne by emailing s.blake@newsweek.com. Languages: English Consuming plastic by accident has many health risks. While plastic contaminants will generally leave your ...

He emphasizes that proper waste management is essential for reducing these risks. The use of plastic in Europe has skyrocketed over the past decade. Recent statistics reveal that in 2021 ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Malaysia's trade ministry said it has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of polyethylene terephthalate, or PET, originating or exported from China ...

Saudi Arabia: 1. The European Union and its allies: 0. As the dust settles on last month’s failed United Nations negotiations to end plastic pollution, high-ambition countries in Europe and elsewhere ...

A 4-year-old boy in Prince William County suffered unimaginable abuse before his death, routinely bound in plastic wrap and packing tape ... On Wednesday, Jan. 29, police arrested three family members ...

Chris Langer is the director and producer of "Ripples of Plastic," a 2024 documentary dealing with the growing waste of ...

Plastic is a really useful man-made material that has transformed our lives, but what happens after we throw it away is causing a big problem for our planet. Plastic waste can last for hundreds of ...