India's capital city has taken a strong stand against plastic pollution, but now it needs to convince its residents.

Think we are cutting back? They are just getting started, and we are going to be buried in the stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, we've finally reached peak TreeHugger.

The prime minister also mentioned holding companies responsible for the packaging waste they create.

In what is said to be a first for automakers, Ford is developing foams and plastics using captured carbon dioxide, which could be integrated into the company's vehicles within five years.

We are now prisoners of the petrochemical industry.

They are basically solid fossil fuels, putting out as much as 6 kg of CO2 for every kg of plastic.

Made by NPR, it explains what's recyclable, what becomes trash, and why.

And researchers estimate there's another 3 trillion pieces in surface sediments.

"Bags for life," as they're called, do not get reused nearly as much as retailers would like to believe.

Hawaii's most populated island is implementing tough new rules for packaging.

A scientific assessment has confirmed enormous amounts of waste and definite harm to wildlife.

From one problem to the next...

Current water treatment can't remove these wastes that are increasingly implicated in serious environmental effects

This could mean we're drinking our plastic waste.

A major brand is putting out the first fully recyclable shampoo bottle made from recycled beach plastic

We need to see plastic for what it is: nearly-indestructible, highly polluted and far from disposable.

This is the first-known attempt of a commercial company to undertake a physical clean-up of trash from open waters.

Britain's Conservative government is expected to announce wide-ranging measures to tackle ocean plastic pollution.

An eye-opening report reveals how low-grade plastics are burned as fuel, poisoning the surrounding soil and air.

Listen to scientists, not industry lobbyists, and just keep cleaning.

Molded out of plant-based bioplastics and sitting on a wooden base, this curvaceous piece combines traditional craftsmanship and new industrial design.

They're not as green as they seem.

A list of chemicals and their uses will support risk assessments and circular economy plans

An Irish study found that pollution affects cognition and they're unable to detect an ideal shell when they see one.

The feedstocks have never been cheaper and the demand has never been greater.

Over the next five years, it plans to eliminate shopping bags, straws, takeout food containers, and more.

RWDC Industries, which makes a sustainable material solution that can be used as a substitute for plastic, raised $133 million in Series B funding.

Slow-moving underwater currents are leading to build ups of microplastics in biologically rich areas on the sea floor

The UK's 2020 Budget, released on March 11, 2020, includes proposals to waive business rates on small retailers, to introduce a new tax on plastics, and to remove value-added tax on electronic publications.

This paper explores the development of the bioplastics sector and its role in national bioeconomy strategies. It finds that bioplastics are at a disadvantage compared to some other biobased products, notably biofuels, that often benefit from preferential treatment. It also notes that greater efforts are needed at the international level as regards standards to avoid creating barriers to international trade in biobased products.

Several OECD countries have published their plans for the development of a future bioeconomy, in which bio-based materials and production techniques will contribute significantly to economic and environmental sustainability. The case for support for bio-based chemicals and plastics therefore warrants serious attention.

Exports of Plastics & Rubber CMLV in South Africa increased to 4849.04 ZAR Million in March from 3122.78 ZAR Million in February of 2020. Exports of Plastics & Rubber CMLV in South Africa averaged 9476.78 ZAR Million from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 20766.44 ZAR Million in December of 2019 and a record low of 855.76 ZAR Million in January of 2015. South Africa accounts for Exports of Plastics & Rubber using cumulative values for each year (CMLV). This page includes a chart with historical data for South Africa Exports of Plastics & Rubber CMLV.

Imports of Plastics & Rubber CMLV in South Africa increased to 11709.39 ZAR Million in March from 8023.93 ZAR Million in February of 2020. Imports of Plastics & Rubber CMLV in South Africa averaged 25745.93 ZAR Million from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 53991.18 ZAR Million in December of 2018 and a record low of 3897.43 ZAR Million in January of 2016. South Africa accounts for Imports of Plastics & Rubber using cumulative values for each year (CMLV). This page includes a chart with historical data for South Africa Imports of Plastics & Rubber CMLV.

Imports of Intra EU - Plastics & Plastic Products in the United Kingdom increased to 731.35 GBP Million in February from 729.28 GBP Million in January of 2020. Imports of Intra EU - Plastics & Plastic Products in the United Kingdom averaged 598.86 GBP Million from 2000 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 1056.94 GBP Million in March of 2019 and a record low of 268.64 GBP Million in December of 2001. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United Kingdom Imports of Intra EU - Plastics & Plastic Products.

Imports of Plastics In Primary Forms in Singapore increased to 546.08 SGD Million in March from 441.22 SGD Million in February of 2020. Imports of Plastics In Primary Forms in Singapore averaged 534.67 SGD Million from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 794.10 SGD Million in January of 2019 and a record low of 388.90 SGD Million in February of 2015. This page includes a chart with historical data for Singapore Imports of Plastics In Primary Forms.

Cheap shale gas has fed an investment boom in products that often end up as waste. Has the petrochemicals industry miscalculated?

Unfortunately, the world doesn’t have a constant quantity of problems, and while governments and most private businesses are focused on tackling the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, companies like Genecis Bioindustries are working on technologies to solve another major problem: climate change. For over a decade, sustainability advocates and entrepreneurs have been searching for a way to […]

As microplastics continue to fill the world's oceans and rivers, one mysterious yet resourceful insect is using the pollutants to build shelters for itself, though the shells aren't as strong as natural ones.

Plastics have become synonymous with modern life, but are difficult to dispose of and have become a significant source of environmental pollution. Biodegradable plastics are now a possibility, and a shift in India's agricultural biotechnology thrust may help put them to good use, says Vaijayanti Gupta.

Report on India Plastics Industry 2012-16

Watch the jellyfish-like larvacean capture tiny floating bits of plastic, enabling the pinkie-sized critter to eliminate the plastic as waste that falls to the seafloor.

Lusher, Amy, author

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