Nigeria's Federal Government has made plastic waste management a legally binding responsibility for producers, shifting to ...

Marine litter is a serious environmental problem worldwide. Reducing it would require implementing a global monitoring system, agreeing on the use of common methods and protocols for data collection, ...

Dublin, Jan. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Plastic Waste Management Market: 2026 Edition" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global plastic waste management market value in ...

Plastic is now becoming as much of a problem as it has been a solution. Some say the global plastic waste crisis has reached a critical tipping point, that the oceans are swimming with microplastics, ...

The escalating environmental and economic challenges posed by plastic waste have spurred a diversity of research into advanced recycling technologies. This field encompasses a range of approaches—from ...

The vast and mysterious depths of our oceans hold an unexpected beacon of hope in the face of the growing plastic pollution crisis. A unique breed of deep-sea bacteria has been discovered, capable of ...

For those of you over a certain age, you may remember this now famous line from the movie, The Graduate, delivered by the character Mr. McGuire to Benjamin Braddock, played by the actor Justin Hoffman ...

In an era marked by an escalating global plastic pollution crisis, science may have found a potential solution in an unlikely candidate – bacteria. Recent research has brought to light certain strains ...

OAKWOOD, Ohio – Beth Biggins-Ramer likens a recycling plant to a cell phone. Give it a year and the technology will be new and improved, said the executive director of the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste ...

A free lunch-and-learn session on Bermuda’s waste management system is to be held next week. Mark Husdan, a solid waste manager with 20 years of experience working for local government authorities in ...

Although the need for effective waste management has been recognized for decades, human and environmental health challenges associated with plastic waste are not only growing but also accelerating.