A state law that mandated diversion of organic waste from landfills is being blamed for exacerbating illegal dumping in ...

Businesses in Bali are struggling to adapt to the recent ban on single-use plastics on the holiday island, with many ...

African leaders must treat plastic pollution as an urgent public health crisis ANALYSIS | SOPHIE MASIKA & LORRAINE ...

BY July 1, 2025, the Lagos State Government will commence the enforcement of the ban on single-use plastics. The ban is in ...

“New science is revealing the health risks of plastic pollution—especially microplastics, which are now found in our ...

Proposed rules would force operators to measure methane emissions, fix leaks and, in some cases, install gas collection ...

Phthalates (pronounced thal-eights) are a group of chemicals that are added to products for several reasons, such as to make ...

Phthalate ester (PAE) contamination, particularly from dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), originating from landfills and released into the environment, poses a significant ...

In addition, the researchers found that maternal phthalate exposure impacted only boys, in which 3-year-old boys had a shorter anogenital distance. In contrast, anogenital distances of 3-year-old ...

Three-year-old boys are more likely to have a shorter anogenital distance when their mothers have high levels of phthalates in their urine, according to research presented at the first Joint ...

Phthalates also contribute to inflammation ... Much of this plastic may be burned or dumped into unregulated landfills, where it can release chemicals such as DEHP. The paper builds on a rapidly ...