Plastic use keeps rising rapidly while recycling struggles. Incineration grows steadily, but it may harm more than help.

The Ocean Cleanup is fighting against this accumulation. In 2024, the foundation removed 11.5 million kilos of garbage from ...

In a world filled with plastic waste, teaching kids how to make a difference starts at home. This collection of simple, ...

when they stumbled upon piles of waste. Drone footage shows mounds of plastic and rubbish sitting discarded in the area near Pioneer Mill last month. Action is now being taken at the site after ...

As technology advances at a rapid pace, so does the pile of discarded electronics we leave behind. Electronic waste—commonly known as e-waste—refers to any electronic item that’s no longer wanted or ...

A strike at a waste management company that serves Essen and other parts of western Germany has paused services in the week, ...

As clouds gather over a beach in China’s Miaodao islands, artist Fu Junsheng picks his way through piles of plastic waste washed up along the shoreline, looking for inspiration. China is the ...

In 2022, the world generated 268 million tonnes of plastic waste, with China, the US, and the EU being top contributors.

Daily life in Birmingham amid an ongoing bin strike has become "tremendously difficult", residents said. Piles of bin bags have grown high on some city streets, as a pay dispute between workers and ...

New Zealand sends most of its recycling to places like Indonesia and Malaysia – where communities are living with the ...