Kolhapur: Over 1,000 tonnes of plastic waste were removed from nullahs and sewers during pre-monsoon cleaning activity undertaken by Kolhapur Municipal Corporation's health department. Along with ...

Much of that trash is plastic. Enough that every 16 hours, Americans generate enough plastic waste to overflow the NFL’s largest stadium, with a seating capacity of over 80,000 people. To say this is ...

Israeli company Plastic Back, which chemically reverse-engineers plastic waste for upcycling, has announced a strategic partnership with a US-based recycler to establish the first-of-its-kind ...

More states, communities and businesses are getting rid of plastic bags, foam containers and other plastic “stuff” we can live without. Our planet over plastic: How to reduce plastic waste this Earth ...

A group of volunteers from the Yaan Foundation, which focuses on environmental conservation, has been collecting plastic waste from roads and handing it over to the Corporation every day for the ...

Plastic waste clogs a river in Karnataka — a growing sign of India’s mounting plastic crisis Karnataka generated 3.6 lakh tonnes of plastic waste in 2022–23, making it the fifth-highest ...

India generated 3.54% of global plastic waste in 2022, according to a new analysis. Discover how India's plastic consumption and waste compares to global leaders like China and the US. New Delhi, Apr ...

From national plastic bans to local initiatives and new recycling tech, the region is adopting diverse strategies to cut plastic use and manage waste better. / Credit: S Prodution via Shutterstock ...

Upper Gwynedd Township has announced the formal start of a voluntary plastic waste reduction program proposed by the township’s environmental advisory council and approved by the township ...

Globally, it is estimated that over 100 million marine animals are killed each year by plastic waste. This include species mentioned above as well as fish, seals and birds. In its reports, the United ...