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." ...

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 ...

Cutting down on the production of virgin plastics is essential, campaigners say, in the face of such low reuse rates. Global plastic recycling rates are now stuck at under 10 per cent, a ...

A reduction in water and nutrient intake coupled with decreases in the energy production process are projected to have significant impacts on our crop production. With current plastic production ...

By the mid-20th century, global plastic production per year reached about 2 million tonnes. Today, with annual production surpassing 400 million tonnes, it is nearly impossible to go a day without ...

Plastic pellets, also known as nurdles, are tiny beads of plastic made from gas or oil. Plastic pellets are the building blocks of plastic production, and they’re shipped across the world to be melted ...