Domestic plastic burning is prevalent in cities around the world, fuelled by poor waste management, survey finds.

The PRecycling project aims to recover high-quality polymeric materials enabling up to 100% recycled content incorporation in ...

Food wrappers, cited by nearly two-thirds of respondents, were the most frequently burned plastic product. The study ...

Opinion column on curbing plastic pollution is appreciated. Some sources suggest less than 10% of all plastic has been ...

Negotiators from 170 countries are nearing a deal on a global treaty to cut plastic waste, according to a United Nations official at the latest round of talks. But environmentalists say the plastic ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, The Coca-Cola Company unveiled its first-ever sample bottles made using recovered and recycled marine plastics, demonstrating that, one day, even ocean debris could be ...

Dealing with plastic waste is a real headache. But with a little help, bacteria can turn plastic into a painkiller. The approach could help reduce plastic pollution and curb reliance on the fossil ...

What is to be done with the swelling flood of plastic waste, if we don’t want to see it snagged in tree branches, floating in ocean gyres, or clogging the stomachs of seabirds and whales? Plastic ...

This story is a partnership between Inside Climate News and CBS News. Watch the CBS Reports documentary, "Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic's Idea Work?" in the video player above. HOUSTON, ...