A 2016 behavioral economics study found that when consumers think their waste might be recycled, they worry less about the ...

The use of plastic has skyrocketed over the past decade. Recent statistics reveal that in 2021, each person in the European Union (EU) generated an average of 36 kg of plastic packaging waste.

Bandai Namco Group, well known for its Gundam plastic model kits ... known as runners, or sprues. The new recycling campaign aims to raise environmental awareness among Gunpla enthusiasts.

It's a hard plastic signified by the number "1" inside the triangle. Once a PET bottle goes to a recycling plant, Exchange for Change's Ms Smalley said, they're "sorted, washed and shredded into ...

Plastics are undeniably useful materials that have found their way into virtually all human activities. However, with yearly global plastic production exceeding 400 million tons, the environmental ...

"Microplastic particles are currently found almost everywhere—in water, food, fish, and even breast milk," says Artūras ...