People in low-income urban communities in the Global South without access to reliable energy sources are burning the toxic ...
A new survey reveals that the domestic burning plastic waste is widespread in cities across the Global South, a practice ...
On a warm windy day in early April, Jace Tunnell steps out of his car at Morgan’s Point, a spit of land that juts out into the Houston Ship Channel in Texas. Tunnell, a marine biologist and reserve ...
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 ...
The practice is ‘much more widespread’ than previously realised, researchers say, with serious environmental impact ...
Plastic Overshoot Day is projected to occur on 28 July 2023, marking the point when plastic waste produced surpasses the planet’s waste management systems. LONDON ...
A new study is shedding light on households in developing countries burning plastic as an everyday energy source, causing ...
A not-for-profit executive says Rwanda has been been setting up plastic recycling systems that yield results. Radhia Mtonga says the government of Rwanda has adopted specific laws and policies that ...