Sri Lanka’s Marine Environment Protection Authority on Thursday urged countries along the Bay of Bengal to draft stronger laws against polluting the oceans due to the formation of a dead zone in the center of the Bay of Bengal. General Manager of the Marine Environment Protection Authority, Dr. P.B. Teney told Xinhua that authorities had […]

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In a major step forward in the fight against marine plastic pollution, Nordic governments have become the first in the world to formally call for a global treaty to tackle the plastic crisis in our oceans. In a major step forward in the fight against marine plastic pollution, Nordic governments have become the first in […]

The Alabama Senate’s Governmental Affairs Committee has voted to advance legislation to stop cities in the state banning plastic grocery bags. According to a report by WKRG, on Tuesday the committee voted 9-2 to send the bill to the Senate floor. The bill, by Republican Senator Steve Livingston of Scottsboro, would stop local governments in Alabama from banning […]

The following article was written by Colin Staub and was first published by recycling trade publication Resource Recycling. See the original story here.  Chinese officials doubled down on plans to ban virtually all recovered material imports by the end of the year, despite opposition from U.S. interests. Even as the country issued recovered fiber import permits […]

From bags to bottles, some 13 million tonnes of plastic flow into our oceans every year, according to a UN report. On the one hand, the benefits of plastic are undeniable, as the material is cheap, lightweight and easy to make. This leads to global plastic production skyrocketing over the next 10 to 15 years, […]

In California, we pay deposits on the packaged beverages we buy and are entitled to get our nickels back or see them used to improve recycling and protect our environment. Instead, consumers are forfeiting almost half of every nickel, recycling centers are closing right and left, and the quality of recycling is dropping.  The consumers […]

Scientists warn that social and economic price of plastic waste to global society has been underestimated Plastic pollution in the world’s oceans costs society billions of dollars every year in damaged and lost resources, research has found. Fisheries, aquaculture, recreational activities and global wellbeing are all negatively affected by plastic pollution, with an estimated 1-5% […]

Chemical recycling is one of several focus areas for the Alliance to End Plastics Waste. Since companies like Coca Cola and Nestlé have vowed to use more recycled plastics in their packaging, the petrochemical industry has been pushed to invest in advanced chemical recycling technologies to reduce plastic waste. A report from the American Chemistry Councilestimates that chemical […]

The City of Phoenix announced Wednesday it will soon begin converting certain plastic waste into liquid fuel. The 6th most populous city in the country has partnered with a waste management company and Renewology, a technology firm, to convert plastics 3-7 into fuel. Plastic items with a number between 3 and 7 in the recycling […]