The Japan Soft Drink Association on April 19 announced plans to raise the ratio of recycled bottles to all drinks sold in plastic containers from 12.5 percent in 2019 to 50 percent by 2030.

A year has passed since Japan introduced mandatory charges to customers for each single-use plastic bag taken from retail stores. The ratio of shoppers who decline plastic bags at stores has risen ...

As global negotiations on a binding plastic pollution treaty stall, individual countries are stepping up their efforts to ...

Convenience store chain Lawson has nearly 14,000 outlets across Japan. Every single one of these stores now charges 3 yen—about 3 US cents—per plastic bag. The company will also offer eco ...

Plastic waste and pollution in the ocean have been among the most persistent problems for decades that have caused severe environmental damage and major threats to marine life. But now, it appears ...

Scientists at RIKEN in Japan have developed a new type of plastic that’s just as stable ... the best process might be to do the bulk of the recycling in specialized plants, where the resulting ...

Scientists from RIKEN in Japan have created a new biodegradable plastic that is just as strong as regular plastic but dissolves in saltwater within 8.5 hours. Best of all, it does not leave any ...

With marine pollution caused by plastic waste becoming a global concern, research is underway in Japan to solve the problem by creating innovative plastic that decomposes in seawater. The town of ...

Narrator: Sampuru is so lucrative, the industry is estimated to be worth $90 million in Japan alone. But let's take a step back and see how they make plastic look good enough to eat. At the Morino ...

As part of its efforts to be more eco-friendly, roughly five years ago Starbucks Japan switched from plastic straws to paper ones. However, consumers haven’t been happy with paper straws in general, ...