A new study out of China backs what many have already said: global plastic recycling is stagnant in the face of rapidly growing production. Researchers at Tsinghua University peg the global plastic ...

The magnitude of global food waste is staggering. A new report indicated that food waste is costing retailers and suppliers ...

Without intervention, global plastic waste could double by 2050, a new machine learning study predicts. However, according to simulations by the study’s authors, a mix of policy interventions could ...

Despite calls by nearly 100 countries to limit harmful plastic products and chemicals, United Nations negotiations on plastic waste ended Sunday in Busan, South Korea, without consensus on a global ...

A study published today in the weekly journal Science projects that at present rates the world's plastic waste will nearly double by 2050, imperiling waterways and seas already under threat. But ...

Annual plastic waste set to surge from 130 Mt to 280 Mt. Plastic emissions rise 58%, rivaling 1bn gasoline-powered cars’ output. Health risks from microplastics increase, affecting human organs and ...