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The country is poised to introduce a series of regulations that will make companies that produce and use plastic packaging ...

The Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) has formally proposed charges on plastic takeaway boxes and cups. The proposal, ...

A recent survey suggests that every hour people around the world discard 5.7 million toothpaste tubes, 570,000 cell phones ...

Many disposable vapes contain lithium batteries and plastic shells that are tough to recycle and easy to toss. Their ...

Qwarzo, an Italian company specializing in next-generation materials for the packaging and food sectors, is accelerating its ...

In Lilongwe’s Area 36, a thin blue smoke rises above clustered homes. It is the familiar stench of burning plastic—acrid, ...

A joyful taste-test tour reveals how switching to plant-based yogurts can upgrade breakfast, health, and the planet in one ...

The government will begin the second phase of the trial single-use plastic ban within one to two months, according to the ...

The ban will take effect soon. Officials announce sweeping ban that will have big impact on takeout food orders: 'You just ...