Plastic waste challenges Japan on several fronts

TOKYO >> Marine waste that has drifted from other Asian countries is causing problems in prefectures along the Sea of Japan. Intergovernmental negotiations held in Switzerland in August sought to ... Read More

How a global plastic treaty could cut down pollution—if the world can agree on one

The "Paris agreement for plastic" was set to be finalized at the end of this week. But after a week and a half of intense discussions in Geneva, Switzerland, where negotiators from 180 countries are ... Read More

World plastic pollution treaty talks collapse with no deal

Talks aimed at striking a landmark global treaty on plastic pollution fell apart Friday without agreement, as countries failed to find consensus on how the world should tackle the ever-growing scourge ... Read More

Why the World Is Deadlocked Over a Treaty to Stop Plastics Pollution

After three years of talks, and despite growing warnings about the dangers of plastics pollution, nations are at an impasse again over what to do about it. By Hiroko Tabuchi Negotiations over the ... Read More

21-year-old sparks global attention with breakthrough idea that could change our world: 'There will be no such thing as ... waste'

Break out the pruners now for a more spectacular garden next year. Read More

The World Is Watching and Waiting for a Strong Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution

Ahead of the final global plastic pollution treaty negotiations (INC-5.2), WWF is calling for member states to explore all available procedural pathways to get a treaty over the line. World Wildlife ... Read More

The Future Of Plastic Waste Management

This requires wide-scale behavioral change around consumption and disposal, in conjunction with wide-scale adoption of a new manufacturing mindset around production. Read More

Nations gather to confront the world’s spiraling plastic pollution crisis

Nations kicked off a meeting on Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet. It’s the sixth time ... Read More

Ocean protection group covers art with waste to build support for plastics treaty

GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss ocean protection group is handing out bars of soap in cardboard boxes, with a simple message that reads: “no dirty tricks, vote for a clean plastics treaty.” Some delegates from ... Read More

One of the world's most polluted cities has banned single-use plastics. It's not so easy

Lagos, Nigeria — Nigerian shop manager Olarewanju Ogunbona says he uses Styrofoam and plastic packs at least five times a day — nothing unusual in the megacity of Lagos, one of the world's most ... Read More

A simple metal could solve the world’s plastic recycling problem

Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a groundbreaking nickel-based catalyst that could transform the way the world recycles plastic. Instead of requiring tedious sorting, the catalyst ... Read More