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Why it’s time to say goodbye to the polluting recycling model

July 8, 2023
7.7 million tons of plastic end up in landfills. And another 2.4 million tons are discarded irregularly, in open-air dumps. …
Tags: Plastic Pollution, Plastic Recycling, Plastic Waste
Publication: The Print
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Compostable Plastic Is Garbage

July 6, 2023
Sure, these products could be better than regular old plastic. Right now, they’re not. …
Tags: Plastic Pollution, Plastic Recycling, Plastic Waste
Publication: The Atlantic
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Bans, clean-ups, recycling push: Why all of this has failed to beat plastic pollution

June 22, 2023
I have been living, eating, breathing, and sleeping plastics. And I am not saying this, as a campaigner or as an anti plastic advocate,…
Tags: Plastic Pollution, Plastic Waste, Sustainable Waste Management
Publication: Citizen Matters
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Drowning in plastic: Over 75% of plastic produced between 1950 to 2017 become waste – How big a monster have we created?

June 18, 2023
There’s no relief in recycling. No alternatives too seem viable. …
Tags: Plastic Pollution, Plastic Production, Plastic Waste
Publication: Financial Express
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We can cut plastic pollution by 80% by 2040 – here’s how

June 15, 2023
Cutting plastic pollution by 80% by 2040 is possible, according to the United Nations. …
Tags: Plastic Pollution, Plastic Waste, Sustainable Waste Management
Publication: World Economic Forum
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Worldwide plastic waste has doubled since 2000 – and working animals are suffering

June 14, 2023
Heartbreaking new footage shows working donkeys, camels, and cows left to scavenge for food among mountains of plastic waste – with life-threatening results …
Tags: Environmental Impact, Plastic Pollution, Plastic Waste
Publication: Mirror
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Whisper it, but the boom in plastic production could be about to come to a juddering halt

June 13, 2023
A plastics treaty is on the cards – and it could join the rescue of the ozone layer as a landmark success in environmental…
Tags: Plastic Consumption, Plastic Pollution, Plastic Production
Publication: The Guardian
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Smokers toss away 4 trillion plastic cigarette filters a year

June 13, 2023
Cigarette butts are a surprisingly prolific source of plastic waste …
Tags: Cigarette Filters, Environmental Impact, Plastic Pollution
Publication: World Economic Forum
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It’s Time to Ban Cigarette Filters

June 9, 2023
The second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastic pollution (INC-2), held in Paris, France, from May 29 to June 02, 2023, concluded…
Tags: Cigarette Filters, Environmental Impact, Plastic Pollution
Publication: Inter Press Service
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How much plastic is in our oceans?

June 8, 2023
According to UNESCO, 8-10 million tonnes of plastic are released into the sea every year. On World Ocean Day, Al Jazeera visualises what that…
Tags: Plastic Pollution, Plastic Waste, Water Pollution Reduction
Publication: Al Jazeera
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World Environment Day – Solutions for Plastic Pollution

June 5, 2023
It’s time to get together and celebrate the environment! June 5th is the 50th World Environment Day, where each year, the significance of transformative…
Tags: Environment Conservation, Plastic Pollution, Sustainable Practices
Publication: Inter Press Service
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As Plastics Keep Piling Up, Can ‘Advanced’ Recycling Cut the Waste?

June 1, 2023
Proponents of a process called pyrolysis — including oil and gas companies — contend it will keep post-consumer plastics out of landfills and reduce…
Tags: Plastic Pollution, Plastic Recycling, Plastic Waste
Publication: Yale Environment 360
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