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In the last 10 minutes

Meet Benjamin Davis, the 16-year-old Massachusetts student who built a machine that turns… The Times of India16:39

In the last 6 hours

The Sidewalk Sale of wasteful freebies The Queen's Journal11:45

Cigarette butt surfboard on display for Victoria beach cleanup at Clover Point Sooke News Mirror11:25

In the last 8 hours

Take a closer look at nurdles, the food chain, and the plastic we can't see Greenock Telegraph, Scotland10:36

Boaters Urged To Understand Global Anti-Pollution Legislation As Industry Experts Debate The Hidden Impact Of Everyday… All at Sea10:35

Environment minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurates the World Circular Economy Forum at Gandhinagar The Times of India10:20

Germany sent nearly one-fifth of its plastic waste exports to Turkey in 2025 Turkish Minute10:08

New Jersey high school students turn waste plastic bottles into 3D-printer filament. Later use it to make tools for… The Economic Times10:06

TotalEnergies becomes sole owner of recycling plant Hydrocarbon Engineering09:55

Rivers may be carrying more microplastics into the world's oceans than previously thought Phys.org09:02

Earlier today

Somerset beach clean removes 93 cans and 22 plastic bottles from the coast Somerset County Gazette07:01

Let's Move "Beyond the Bin" Pressat (Press Release)03:18

Public asked to place recyclable plastic bottles in specified blue bins The Peninsula02:57

Yesterday

Record-breaking levels of plastic found in seabirds, with almost 900 pieces found in one bird alone Natural History Museum (Press Release)17:25 14-Sep-26

This Cookie Started Its Life as a Plastic Bottle ENN15:46 14-Sep-26

Plastic Waste Alliance Touts Gains as Scale Questions Linger Women's Wear Daily12:58 14-Sep-26

21-year-old Madhya Pradesh BSc student cleans trash-filled river by hand. Before and after photos show stunning… The Economic Times09:40 14-Sep-26

Green Science Alliance Developed Plant Biomass based, Tpo & Hema-free Vegan Gel Nail Polish PR Newswire (Press Release)08:33 14-Sep-26

Avoid the red plastic cups (Eco-Tip) Boulder Daily Camera, Colorado08:00 14-Sep-26

European Union-Funded CIRCULAR Project Supports New Research on Single-Use Plastics in Sri… European External Action Service05:08 14-Sep-26

Private Sector Must Follow Government Lead on Single-Use Plastic Bottles Sri Lanka Daily Mirror02:51 14-Sep-26

EMV Capital buys mothballed €50m Rotterdam recycling plant Proactive Investors (US)02:43 14-Sep-26

'We shouldn't have to clean up plastic pollution - it's a major setback' CBBC Newsround01:32 14-Sep-26

MIT spinout turns plastic waste into resilient building materials Massachusetts Institute of Technology00:09 14-Sep-26

In the last 7 days

Al-Fulaij backs 4th 'your school's wish' recycling competition Kuwait Times23:57 13-Sep-26

Ashburton Ratepayers Pay As Green-Bin Rollout Pushed Back Four Months Scoop21:25 13-Sep-26

Two months after Moshi landfill collapse, Pcmc proposes 7 sites to decentralise waste… The Times of India16:55 13-Sep-26

Bengaluru’s green brigade: Residents lead plogging in parks and plant herbs The Times of India14:21 13-Sep-26

As catches dwindle, Congo River fishermen turn to plastic waste RFI13:30 13-Sep-26

Salem organises Yercaud Nam Uyirkadu initiative to spread awareness on how plastic harms environment The Hindu11:52 13-Sep-26

Modern miracle? Plastic waste transformed into effective fertilizer New Atlas11:18 13-Sep-26

More than a tonne of plastic cleared from beaches BBC02:16 13-Sep-26

The plastic tide hitting Tobago’s shores Trinidad & Tobago Guardian Online00:22 13-Sep-26

'I was stunned': 'Bittu Tabahi' finds dog carcasses, medical waste at Turahalli forest in… The Times of India22:24 12-Sep-26

FIR lodged after sand-filled bags found blocking Varanasi sewer line The Times of India15:30 12-Sep-26

16-year-old Massachusetts student built a machine that turns 3D-printer waste into reusable material, won $75,000 award The Economic Times13:31 12-Sep-26

Two 14-year-old Arizona schoolboys built robot to remove microplastics from water using Lego, duct tape and pool noodles The Economic Times12:09 12-Sep-26

Beyond MP: Bittu Tabahi, volunteers clear 2 tonnes of waste along Turahalli forest boundary in… The Times of India12:04 12-Sep-26

Halting marine plastic inputs by 2050 is necessary but not sufficient to avoid microplastic accumulation Nature.com08:41 12-Sep-26

Performance evaluation of pet-modified concrete with pet granules and manufactured sand as fine aggregates Nature.com03:37 12-Sep-26

TotalEnergies takes full ownership of advanced plastics recycling plant Trend News Agency02:20 12-Sep-26

Fbra, Unido deepen Nigeria's circular economy The Nation, Nigeria23:56 11-Sep-26

French customs seize narcotics worth $260m inside shipment from Ghana YEN13:02 11-Sep-26

Heavy Rainfall Amplifies Riverine Microplastic Transport Worldwide, Particularly In Developing… Water Online11:35 11-Sep-26

Australian researchers turned discarded mine pipes into artificial dens for an endangered marsupial; cameras caught… The Economic Times11:34 11-Sep-26

Scientists develop a plastic that can be turned into fertilizer Anthropocene Magazine08:01 11-Sep-26

Rivers deliver unexpectedly high loads of microplastics to the sea Nature.com07:50 11-Sep-26

Plastic Energy transfers stake in chemical recycling plant amid restructuring letsrecycle.com07:07 11-Sep-26

Playing a part in the plastic debate Adirondack Explorer06:50 11-Sep-26

From Filtering Sand to Seeking a Filter-Free Future Happy Eco News05:04 11-Sep-26

Liars announce details of eleventh studio album and London date God Is In The TV Zine05:00 11-Sep-26

Plastics Recycling: TotalEnergies Becomes the Sole Owner of the Grandpuits Advanced Plastics… Business Wire (Press Release)04:21 11-Sep-26

Gujarat Confidential: ‘12,000 Rajiv Gandhis’, Vaghela’s 2027 push and Congress strategy Indian Express02:28 11-Sep-26

Lagos gets four collection centres to fight plastic waste Nigerian Guardian00:04 11-Sep-26

Lego billionaires to invest ‘heavily’ in plastic recycling tech The Spokesman-Review, Washington19:30 10-Sep-26

Dunkirk customs seize 3.9 tonnes of cocaine bound partly for Antwerp Ports Europe18:03 10-Sep-26

Heavy rainfall drives microplastic pollution in rivers Courthouse News14:06 10-Sep-26

Report charts efforts to scale up fight against plastic waste Envirotec12:43 10-Sep-26

Liars announce upcoming album, A Ban On Plastic Bag Bans The Line Of Best Fit12:41 10-Sep-26

BioBTX transforms mixed plastic waste into high-quality aromatic chemicals Interplas Insights10:05 10-Sep-26

Residents in Erode seek desilting of drainage channels ahead of monsoon The Hindu09:35 10-Sep-26

Global plastics data gaps hamper evidence-based policymaking China Daily08:44 10-Sep-26

LIARS Announce New Album 'A Ban On Plastic Bag Bans' With First Single Ice Pick, Kalamazoo Stereoboard07:10 10-Sep-26

Greenwave Circularity raises $31.5 million to build greenfield plastic recycling capacity The Hindu Business Line06:50 10-Sep-26

Leaked emails reveal industry plan to kill California's plastic and recycling laws Los Angeles Times06:04 10-Sep-26

Injection moulding specialist achieves ISO 14001 accreditation TheBusinessDesk.com05:34 10-Sep-26

Study finds high levels of microplastics enter Swiss soil each year Swiss Info04:42 10-Sep-26

Aduro Clean Technologies To Present Hydrochemolytic™ Technology For Polyolefin Recycling At… Chemicals Online03:31 10-Sep-26

First nationwide measurements in Switzerland show low levels of microplastics entering the environment from wastewater… Swiss Government (Press Release)03:11 10-Sep-26

Unido, Fbra expand plastic waste collection network The Nation, Nigeria00:25 10-Sep-26

For years, plastic bags were treated as waste; then one Nebraska city tried turning 2 million… The Times of India22:27 9-Sep-26

From Plastic Waste To Urban Decline In Myanmar – Analysis Eurasia Review21:45 9-Sep-26

Stop Making These Recycling Mistakes TIME14:08 9-Sep-26

Liars Return With First Album and Song in Five Years Pitchfork13:31 9-Sep-26

The world doesn’t need a Paris Agreement for plastics Climate Home12:43 9-Sep-26

From Methane to Materials: Engineering Biodegradable Polymers AIChE11:31 9-Sep-26

Mondelēz International, PepsiCo and pladis join digital watermarking trial to help improve flexible food packaging… Food & Drink International09:13 9-Sep-26

Garbage, Sewage, Neglect: Why India’s Urban Rivers Struggle To Stay Clean Outlook India08:58 9-Sep-26

This Hawaii company is making boats from volcanic rock and recycled plastic instead of… The Times of India08:03 9-Sep-26

Global companies partner to accelerate paper-based flexible packaging innovation Packaging Scotland07:14 9-Sep-26

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