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India’s plastic industry has grown rapidly since its inception in 1957 when it began producing polystyrene, and is now a key player in global plastics production, comprising more than 20,000 ...

That black plastic spatula in your kitchen drawer? It may be time to toss it. Recently, there’s been lots of buzz about the dangers of cooking with black plastic utensils — think spoons ...

Ford County, Kansas, is suing Exxon, Chevron, Dupont and a handful of other oil, gas and chemical companies alleging them of misrepresenting the recyclability of plastics causing increased costs ...

a novel manufacturing process that increases the recyclability of single-use plastic containers. The potential climate impact of Origin’s biomaterials technology is astounding. Rearranging ...

It's not your imagination: Beverage containers for milk, soda and water have gotten harder to open in recent years because their plastic screw top caps have been shortened to save plastic.

BIR president Susie Burrage noted the talks had also stalled over the scope of the treaty, the definition of plastic pollution and whether it needed to be voluntary or legally binding. “We strongly ...

Above: WWF's Erin Simon speaks at the global plastic pollution summit in Busan, Korea, in November. The final week of November could have been the turning point in the global fight against plastic ...

So of course scientists have already started testing insect willingness and ability to eat, of all things, plastic. A new experiment sprinkles a dose of reality on just how effective this strategy ...

In 2023, 1.2% of Coca-Cola’s plastic packaging was reusable. In a short environmental update document released in August, Coca-Cola calculated the recyclability rate across its portfolio at 90%. The ...

International negotiations to create a legally binding treaty to stem the tide of plastic pollution ended in a stalemate on Monday — pushing talks past their initial deadline and into next year.