Malaysia emerged as a major destination for U.S. waste after China banned American waste imports in 2018. California shipped ...

On 1 July, a ban came into force on countries that are not signatories to the Basel Convention, the international treaty ...

A JOINT declaration signed by 95 countries reaffirmed a shared global ambition to end plastic pollution. In line with the United Nations Environment Assembly’s Resolution 5/14 mandate, countries from ...

“History shows that successful international environmental treaties are possible, as long as they have teeth,” says co-author ...

Cola, Nestlé, PepsiCo, and other big names have signed an open letter calling for a 'robust' and 'ambitious' plastic ...

The main finding is that these plastic bag policies are effective in limiting, although not eliminating, plastic bag litter ...

Experts say global regulation must address plastic trade to curb pollution and tackle the climate, waste, and biodiversity ...

Plastic bag bans and fees reduce shoreline litter, but research has found they aren't enough to solve global plastic ...

A Unep study estimates that between 19 - 23 million tonnes of plastic waste leak into aquatic ecosystems annually.

A new study from the University of Delaware and Columbia University looked at plastic bag bans and fees in jurisdictions across the United States to gauge their effectiveness. The researchers found ...