Global plastic waste trade fell by over 50% between 2014 and 2024, but a 2026 OECD report warns that wealthy countries are ...

Dublin, Jan. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Plastic Waste Management Market: 2026 Edition" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global plastic waste management market value in ...

If all goes according to plan, by the end of the year, some 170 countries will finalize the world’s first legally binding treaty to curtail plastic pollution. Its success will depend in no small part ...

A new study from the University shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in the first ever global plastics pollution inventory. University of Leeds ...

In May 2021, a container ship called the X-Press Pearl caught fire off the coast of Sri Lanka and then sank into the Indian Ocean. The vessel was carrying billions of tiny plastic pellets called ...

Hyderabad entrepreneur Akshay Deshpande’s Switcheko Sustainability is taking waste processing closer to its source through a ...

Ghana grapples with a mounting crisis of plastic waste, producing around 840,000 tonnes annually, with a meager 9.5 percent ...

Sarawak has unveiled a groundbreaking eco-friendly asphalt road made from 400 kilograms of plastic waste, marking a ...

India generates 26,000 tonnes of plastic waste every day, which leads to 9.5 million tonnes a year. How can plastic-to-fuel ...

Plastic roads in Kenya therefore represent more than an environmental solution. By connecting waste collection, manufacturing and construction, the process demonstrates how a circular economy can ...