Tag: plastic waste

From lithium-linked fires and e-waste to plastic pollution, disposable vapes pose serious environmental and health risks. Tobacco smoking has been ...

There has been growing attention to the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch” by those who correctly recognize it as an environmental disaster. ...

Today’s ESG Updates Utilities Turn to AI for Wildfire Prevention: Power companies across the U.S. and Europe are partnering with ...

The global annual production of plastics rose to 400 million metric tons in 2022 and is projected to double by 2050. Many items ...

Today’s ESG Updates Malaysia Bans U.S. Plastic Waste Imports: Growing resistance to plastic waste exports signals demand for stronger circular ...

Soil health is a critical global issue. World Soil Day reminds us that degraded soils affect food security, water quality and ecosystems. ...

Numerous publications and research findings about the increasing global plastics problems are being shared worldwide. Many focus on the proliferation ...

How London-based tech startup Sorted is leading the charge against plastic pollution with innovative waste management solutions A spike in ...

African cities generated a total of 19 million tonnes of plastic waste in 2015, of which 17 million tonnes were ...

More than 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced globally every year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Less ...

Negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty, which were held last week in Busan, South Korea, organized by the UN Environment ...

Plastic waste has become a pervasive environmental, societal, and health issue, with an estimated 12 million tonnes of plastic finding ...