The world produces a vast amount of plastic. Global plastic production increased from 2 million metric tons in 1950 to 348 million metric tons in 2017. Yet much of this plastic is wasted: 86% of the ...

Plastic is now becoming as much of a problem as it has been a solution. Some say the global plastic waste crisis has reached a critical tipping point, that the oceans are swimming with microplastics, ...

Campaigners say increase in exports mostly to Malaysia and Indonesia is ‘unethical and irresponsible waste imperialism’ Britain’s exports of plastic waste to developing countries have soared by 84% in ...

Plastics are ubiquitous in modern society, owing to their usefulness, durability and how cheap and easy they are to produce. This makes plastics both a blessing and a curse. A report titled "The 'P' ...

Campaigners say closure of loophole making it cheaper to export rather than recycle will boost circular economy The UK could end its reliance on exporting plastic waste by 2030 to support the creation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Participants were asked to sort their flexible plastic into designated bags. (Ecosurety) A three-year project has helped set out a ...

“Flexible plastic packaging can be recycled in the UK with high recovery rates, typically exceeding 80%. The material is suitable in mechanical recycling applications for the manufacture of coloured ...