Consumer packaging dumps 19 million metric tons of plastic waste into the environment each year, according to the nonprofit ...

Shrewsbury Town Meeting members banned plastic bags in 2017 by defeating a citizens petition to reverse a ban that Town Meeting approved in 2016. Special Town Meeting voted in 2018 to ban food ...

Much of the U.S. uses single-stream recycling, where plastic, glass and paper go into one bin. Here’s what happens to that material and ways engineering is trying to improve the process ...

The U.S. Virgin Islands government says it's facing a "dire" plastic waste problem, in part due to pollution from Pepsi and ...

SC Johnson’s “Zuzu” campaign inspires global action on plastic waste through innovation, storytelling, and advocacy for ...

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is accused of driving plastic pollution in Samoa after replacing reusable glass bottles with ...

The Lagos State Government has clarified that its state-wide ban on Single Use Plastics (SUPs) does not include PET bottles, ...

One trend that has been consistent across the beverage industry over the last two decades is a backlash against plastic ...

Almost 80% of the UK public have said supermarkets use too much single-use plastic, with 69% arguing big chains put profits ...

A growing number of cities are attempting to use data, often painstakingly gathered through dumpsite visits and household ...

The Kerala High Court recently flagged concerns over the improper disposal and accumulation of plastic waste near the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple. A Division ...

Lagos bans certain single-use plastics from July 1, 2025, excluding water sachets and PET bottles; launches fund to boost ...