The study shows global rates of recycling are “stagnant” at 9% of total production, and used to deal with just 14% of the plastic disposed of in 2022. Incineration is becoming increasingly ...

A new study out of China backs what many have already said: global plastic recycling is stagnant in the face of rapidly growing production. Researchers at Tsinghua University peg the global ...

Plastic production is not only a direct threat to human health but also a major driver of climate change, accounting for roughly 3-8 per cent of global greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. Yet ...

BC's Global Observatory on Pollution and Health and an international team of researchers will survey health risks posed across the continuum of plastic production, use, and disposal The Global ...

Researchers from Tsinghua University in China said the rate of recycling had barely budged even as plastic production had exploded, presenting a "pressing global environmental challenge".

The ASEAN region isn't just the factory of the world-it's ground zero for solving the global plastic crisis. With massive production hubs and increasingly tight environmental regulations ...

Researchers from Tsinghua University in China said the rate of recycling had barely budged even as plastic production had exploded, presenting a "pressing global environmental challenge". Their ...