Researchers document widespread plastic burning in homes worldwide, driven by energy poverty, poor waste services, and limited fuel options.
Across many urban neighborhoods in the Global South, plastic waste is being used not just as something to throw away but as a ...
Plastic waste turns up in many places, sometimes piled at the edge of a road, sometimes tucked behind homes. In a growing number of cities across the Global South, it also turns up in cooking fires. A ...
Research Fellow, Ethical Consumption, Revolution Plastics Institute, University of Portsmouth Cressida Bowyer receives funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), the Medical ...
Two Washington State University economists recommend the state eliminate its ban on single-use plastic bags, incurring the criticism of government regulators. WSU professors Eric Jessup and Jake ...
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Oil and chemical companies who created a high-profile alliance to end plastic ...
The PRecycling project aims to recover high-quality polymeric materials enabling up to 100% recycled content incorporation in new products ...