Nobody wants plastic pollution. That doesn’t mean poorly considered and heavy-handed governmental actions are the solution. The primary concern regarding plastic pollution is ocean plastic pollution.

By Malaka Rodrigo COLOMBO — Sri Lanka banned the purchase and use of single-use plastic water bottles in all government ...

California companies that produce single-use packaging and plastic single-use food service ware have until Monday to comply ...

Re “Throwaway Plastic Has Corrupted Us,” by Saabira Chaudhuri (Opinion guest essay, Sept. 7): Ms. Chaudhuri is right when she writes: “Single-use plastic was never inevitable. It was a business ...

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Nigerian shop manager Olarewanju Ogunbona says he uses Styrofoam and plastic packs at least five times a day — nothing unusual in the megacity of Lagos, one of the world’s most plastics-polluted urban ...

Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues, thanks to the overwhelming rise in production of disposable plastic products. Plastic pollution is most visible in ...

SINGLE-USE PLANET explores efforts to reduce the growing deluge of disposable plastic. Plastic is vital to our modern way of life—but not all forms of it. In search of why more single-use plastic ...

From surgical gloves to water bottles, shopping bags and chewing gum, every part of our daily lives includes plastic. They epitomise convenience – their durability makes our dependence on them ...

Nobody wants plastic pollution. That doesn’t mean poorly considered and heavy-handed governmental actions are the solution. This includes misguided single-use plastic bans (e.g., bans on plastic ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Plastic waste and debris is a pressing concern for coastal communities like ...