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California has hailed itself as a leader in single-use plastic reduction and legislation. But a scuttling of its pioneering ...

The amount of single-use plastic waste we generate is ridiculous. Filling up landfills with crap that won't decompose for ...

Coca-Cola plastic packaging jumped 21% since 2019 to 7.95 billion pounds in 2024 raising environmental sustainability ...

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If North Carolina’s rivers and creeks are its arteries, then human litter is the cholesterol that’s clogging them. Plastic waste is the most common litter found in North Carolina's streams, according ...

Get a Free Sample PDF copy of the report @- The exponential increase in plastic production has led to a surge in plastic waste, posing significant environmental challenges. Rising awareness about the ...

The outlook is grim, but a new report lays out a path to nearly eradicate plastic packaging pollution within the next 15 years. Reading time 2 minutes Around the world, plastic is falling through the ...

A worker transports plastic waste slated for a compressor in Bentong, Malaysia, in June 2024 before the waste is recycled and sold. (Mohd Rasfan / AFP/Getty Images) Malaysia has banned plastic waste ...