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No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome ...
Malaysia’s actions position it as a potential leader in the ongoing negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty, due to resume ...
As jockeying around the plastics treaty heats up ahead of August negotiations, global consumer brands are making the economic ...
“History shows that successful international environmental treaties are possible, as long as they have teeth,” says co-author ...
New research indicates there’s at least one strategy that works to curb an especially problematic and unnecessary form of ...
New research shows shoreline litter in U.S. has been slashed by almost half since plastic bag bans have gone into effect.
The main finding is that these plastic bag policies are effective in limiting, although not eliminating, plastic bag litter ...
A new report by an expert group in the ISC has called for a science-backed global treaty to end the menace of plastic ...
Cola, Nestlé, PepsiCo, and other big names have signed an open letter calling for a 'robust' and 'ambitious' plastic ...
A new study from the University of Delaware and Columbia University shows plastic bag bans and fees have been effective at ...
Recycled plastic pellets can release a hidden mix of over 80 chemicals into water, disrupting hormones and fat metabolism in ...
Plastic bag bans and fees reduce shoreline litter, but research has found they aren't enough to solve global plastic ...