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The world’s oceans are in a state of crisis, with plastic pollution posing a significant threat to marine life, ecosystems, and human health. An estimated 8 million tons of plastic waste enter the oceans each year, leading to devastating consequences...

The plastic waste crisis has emerged as one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. With an estimated 300 million tons of plastic produced annually, and a significant portion ending up in landfills, oceans, and ecosystems, urgent action...

With Japan's help, incinerator facilities for plastic waste in Southeast Asia are under construction, where marine plastic pollution is becoming a concern. It is intended that by establishing incineration as a method of dealing with plastic trash in the region,...

Plastic is adaptable and recyclable. It can be found in bottles, containers, packaging, and other common goods. You can help lessen their environmental effect by recycling the plastics you use every day. However, not all types of plastics are created...

Our Innovation Analysts recently investigated new technology and upcoming startups focusing on packaging solutions. Four leading plastic recycling technology startups have an impact on packaging. We employed a data-driven startup scouting strategy to determine the most relevant solutions internationally for...

Plastic is playing an important role in helping us reduce the environmental footprint of energy production by aiding renewable energy sources. Here are three ways that plastics may help with renewable energy now and in the future. Wind Turbines A...

On 29th December 2021 ITC Ltd announced a collaboration with Invest India. A non-profit initiative of the central government for national investment promotion and facilitation. To crowdsource creative ideas for single-use plastic substitutes and automate waste management. According to the...

The European Commission proposed new regulations limiting garbage shipments from EU countries. The legislation may be good news for towns all around the world that are affected by European plastic garbage exports. EU nations transport their garbage Many EU nations...

Sri Lanka was scared when the X-Press Pearl container ship caught fire and sunk in the Indian Water in May, fearing that the vessel's 350 tonnes of heavy fuel oil would leak into the ocean, producing an environmental calamity for...

There is a plastic crisis on the planet. Rivers are thought to carry between 1.15 and 2.41 million tonnes of plastic into our oceans every year. Accumulating in enormous quantities of floating plastic. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is perhaps...

Microplastics are pieces of plastic that are smaller than five millimeters. A lot of them are much smaller than that and are only visible through a microscope. Unfortunately everywhere they are at the bottom of the beach sand, they are...

One of the most important environmental challenges of our time is plastic pollution. Our ecosystem, animals, and human health are all suffering as a result of the accumulation of petroleum-based plastics. Researchers from Nara Institute of Science and Technology recently...

The recent study about Covid-related plastic garbage A recent study has found the accumulation of Covid-related plastic garbage. The amount of plastic pollution created by the Covid-19 pandemic, such as face shields, face masks, gloves, etc. is escalating pressure on...

The Pew Research Center's Report A recent study on bioplastic conducted by the journal Science, authored by the researchers associated with the Pew report has revealed that the positive effects of using bioplastics may be less than expected.  The study...

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has had several undesired consequences on the environment: It diminished recycling practices and increased the use of plastic globally. The world's plastic footprint has risen alarmingly during the last two years. Post-pandemic plastic piling in oceans...

Researchers in China saw big reductions in organisms that play a crucial role in recycling carbon and nitrogen Microplastic pollution is a significant threat to populations of soil-dwelling mites, larvae, and other small creatures that maintain the fertility of the...

"Our planet is drowning in plastic pollution." While plastic has many valuable uses but addiction to single-use or disposable plastic comes with severe environmental consequences. Globally, one million plastic drinking bottles are in use per minute, while 5 trillion single-use...

 The carbon-intensive production of plastics is on track to emit more greenhouse gas than coal-fired power plants within a decade. Undermining global efforts to combat climate change, as per the report. Beyond Plastics report According to the Bennington College and...

Plastic pollution is one of the most difficult environmental issues to address because non-biodegradable waste is spreading all over the world, even to the most remote locations. Plastic waste can be found as high as Mount Everest's summit and as...

Multiple stakeholders across the 'plastics value chain, with a strong emphasis on prevention rather than mitigation, is what South Africa needs to solve its plastic problem, according to a new World Wide Fund for Nature report.  More than half of...