PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The plastics industry says there is a way to help solve the crisis of plastic waste plaguing the planet’s oceans, beaches and lands— recycle it, chemically. Chemical recycling ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Each year, the world produces about 400 million tonnes of plastic waste – more than the combined weight of all the people on Earth ...

Within 15 years, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic could be entering our environment every second. Not every minute. Every second. Plastic is everywhere in modern life and has essential, lifesaving ...

CHONGYANG CITY, HUBEI PROVINCE, CHINA, February 9, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The global packaging industry stands at a ...

The battle against plastic pollution reached a landmark point in June, when more than 170 countries agreed to create a first draft of an international treaty that will control the flow of plastics.

Diplomats negotiating guidelines for an international convention on hazardous wastes this month in Switzerland debated a new section on the “chemical recycling” of plastic debris fouling the global ...

You know that little triangle with the number inside that you see on practically every plastic item you've ever touched? The ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, Calif (June 30, 2023) – More than 10 million metric tons of plastics enter ...

We can’t do it alone. The scale of the challenge is too big – and the stakes are too immense – the issue is too complex – for any one company, one organization or even one country to solve this issue.

HANGZHOU, ZHEJIANG, CHINA, January 21, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Hangzhou Bright Rubber Plastic Product Co., Ltd. has ...

Within 15 years, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic could be entering our environment every second. Not every minute. Every second. Plastic is everywhere in modern life and has essential, lifesaving ...