Modern society has a big problem when it comes to plastic -- and it's contributing heavily to pollution and climate change.

[Jason Knight], an intern at FabLab RUC, has worked hard for 9 months to make a sheet plastics shredder for HDPE and LDPE from things like plastic bags ... problem chewing waste plastics to ...

After sheets of clear plastic trash have been washed ... No one knows how much unrecycled plastic waste ends up in the ocean, Earth’s last sink. In 2015, Jenna Jambeck, a University of Georgia ...

Each year millions of tonnes of plastic ends up in the sea, scientists in Japan say they have developed a new version of the ...

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Oil and chemical companies who created a high-profile alliance to end plastic ...

Jacquie Rushlow The holiday season is a time of joy, family, and giving. Yet, it’s also one of the most wasteful times of the year. Studies show that household waste increases by about 25 per cent ...

No one is under the impression that just reusing cups will solve a problem as massive and complex as plastic waste. But container reuse is one of many solutions in consideration as the United ...

SEOUL, Nov 22 (Reuters) - South Korea has won international praise for its recycling efforts, but as it prepares to host talks for a global plastic waste agreement, experts say the country's ...

COIMBATORE: In an innovative initiative, the Kittampalayam village panchayat has constructed a public bus shelter using just plastic sheets. Nearly two tonnes of plastic waste collected from ...