An estimated 111 million metric tons of plastic waste will be displaced by 2030 as a result of China's recent ban on the import of most plastic waste, according to new research. That decision means ...

Four years after Germany phased out light plastic bags, how has the EU addressed plastic waste— and why do single-use items ...

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2023 - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$250 million IBRD loan to help reduce plastic pollution from municipal solid waste and agricultural ...

The EU on Tuesday unveiled proposals to help the European plastic recycling sector, which is struggling against competition from China and other parts of Asia.

Pollution and climate change fueled by disposable plastics is a scourge of modern times — but recent research suggests a few simple changes can push people to use fewer single-use plastic utensils.

America generates 40 million tons of plastic waste a year — and it can't be recycled.

Picture a plastic shopping bag that some busy customer picks up in the checkout line of a store—say, the British supermarket Tesco. That shopper piles her groceries into the bag, takes it home to a ...

A well-known international group conducted rigorous worldwide evaluations on both domestic and international suppliers in the same industry. After comprehensive assessments of technological ...

The European Union has unveiled proposals to help the bloc's plastic recycling sector, which is struggling against ...

A new study published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials by researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and partners has identified a diverse microbiome of plastic-degrading fungi and bacteria ...

While energy-from-waste plants are widely regarded as a cleaner alternative to landfills, new research has revealed some facilities produce more carbon emissions per unit of electricity output than ...

The "Plastic-Eating Bacteria Market in China" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.