German plastic waste exports to Asia increased by nearly 50% last year, according to waste management association BDE. In 2023, around 158,000 tonnes of plastic waste were shipped from Germany to Asia ...
The practice is ‘much more widespread’ than previously realised, researchers say, with serious environmental impact ...
A new study is shedding light on households in developing countries burning plastic as an everyday energy source, causing ...
A global study reveals the prevalent household burning of plastic waste in developing countries, raising serious health and ...
Last year, the U.S. exported more than 950 million tons of plastic waste meant for recycling and a significant portion of that ended up in Southeast Asia. The region has been inundated with plastic ...
Pua Lay Peng lives on the front lines of the global plastic pollution crisis. The 52-year-old's hometown of Jenjarom, Malaysia has been transformed in recent years by thousands of tons of imported ...
It’s not every day that you see the words “zero waste” and “climate” in the same sentence. Zero waste practitioners, both individuals and civil society organizations, vie for individual lifestyle ...
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Why I stopped recycling - and why you might want to as well
I used to be that person who obsessively rinsed out jars and separated every tiny piece of paper from plastic. You know the ...
Pua Lay Peng lives on the front lines of the global plastic pollution crisis. The 52-year-old's hometown of Jenjarom, Malaysia has been transformed in recent years by thousands of tons of imported ...
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