department stores and major convenience stores in Japan as part of a nationwide effort to reduce the effects of plastic waste on the environment. Numerous outlets of the stores in the Kansai ...

accounting for 21% of Japan’s plastic waste processing. This approach requires plastic waste to be clean, and yields lower quality products with a strong odour and unattractive colours.

On July 1, Japan joined a growing list of countries to implement a mandatory plastic bag surcharge. It's part of a national effort to reduce plastic waste in a country that the U.N. says has the ...

a total of 8.23 million tons of plastic waste was discarded in Japan in 2022. The reduction from eliminating regular plastic straws seems relatively small in comparison. However, food and beverage ...

Japan has been drawing public condemnation for spilling out plastic waste for other countries to dispose of. Searching for clues to address this problem, I decide to examine my own experience.

Cars speeding along a smooth, black-colored street in Nepal's Pokhara are also driving over heaps of discarded plastic, ...

Did you know that plastic waste has serious impacts on our planet? 🌍 It's time we get educated on this pressing issue and ...

For years, the country had served as a key destination for plastic waste from developed nations like the United States and Japan. Here’s what you need to know about the ban, global plastic waste ...

A startup in Mexico is trying to help get a handle on one Gulf coast city’s plastic waste problem by converting it into gasoline, diesel and other fuels. With less than 10% of the world’s plastics ...

A Japanese consortium is now testing a 100 kW fuel cell system in Tokyo. The system uses green hydrogen and waste plastic hydrogen to provide heat to an industrial building. The demonstration aims ...