Plastics Pollution

Liars announce upcoming album, A Ban On Plastic Bag Bans The Line Of Best Fit17:41A Ban On Plastic Bag Bans

Liars announce details of eleventh studio album and London date God Is In The TV Zine10:00A Ban On Plastic Bag Bans

TotalEnergies takes full ownership of advanced plastics recycling plant Trend News Agency07:20Energy and Utilities

Plastic Energy transfers stake in chemical recycling plant amid restructuring letsrecycle.com12:07Energy and Utilities

Plastic Overshoot Day | Push for waste strategy overhaul Packaging News11:05Plastic Overshoot Day

Plastic Overshoot Day: 72m tonnes of plastic waste set to leak letsrecycle.com13:59Plastic Overshoot Day

Environment minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurates the World Circular Economy Forum at Gandhinagar The Times of India15:20India Environment (India)

Patients diagnosed with lung cancer found to have more microplastic in their lungs ecancer11:01Microplastics Lung Cancer Cancer

More evidence ties microplastics to lung cancer Medpage Today19:26Microplastics Lung Cancer Cancer

FBRA, UNIDO deepen Nigeria's circular economy The Nation, Nigeria04:56FBRA

Lagos gets four collection centres to fight plastic waste Nigerian Guardian05:04FBRA

Heavy rainfall drives microplastic pollution in rivers Courthouse News19:06Microplastics

North East beach hunt for tiny pieces of plastic pollution Hexham Courant, Northumberland05:05

'We shouldn't have to clean up plastic pollution - it's a major setback' CBBC Newsround06:32

Plastic pollution has reached every part of the ocean – global leaders call meeting Energy Live News16:07Energy and Utilities

Turning waste into food: SIU researchers work to turn plastic water bottle into cookie KFVS1203:10

Would you eat a cookie made from upcycled plastic? Scientists propose a new way to deal with… Smithsonian Magazine17:01

Latest News

In the last 10 minutes

Meet Benjamin Davis, the 16-year-old Massachusetts student who built a machine that turns… The Times of India21:39

In the last 6 hours

The Sidewalk Sale of wasteful freebies The Queen's Journal16:45

Cigarette butt surfboard on display for Victoria beach cleanup at Clover Point Sooke News Mirror16:25

In the last 8 hours

Take a closer look at nurdles, the food chain, and the plastic we can't see Greenock Telegraph, Scotland15:36

Boaters Urged To Understand Global Anti-Pollution Legislation As Industry Experts Debate The Hidden Impact Of Everyday… All at Sea15:35

Environment minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurates the World Circular Economy Forum at Gandhinagar The Times of India15:20

Germany sent nearly one-fifth of its plastic waste exports to Turkey in 2025 Turkish Minute15:08

New Jersey high school students turn waste plastic bottles into 3D-printer filament. Later use it to make tools for… The Economic Times15:06

TotalEnergies becomes sole owner of recycling plant Hydrocarbon Engineering14:55

Rivers may be carrying more microplastics into the world's oceans than previously thought Phys.org14:02

Earlier today

Somerset beach clean removes 93 cans and 22 plastic bottles from the coast Somerset County Gazette12:01

Let's Move "Beyond the Bin" Pressat (Press Release)08:18

Public asked to place recyclable plastic bottles in specified blue bins The Peninsula07:57

Yesterday

Record-breaking levels of plastic found in seabirds, with almost 900 pieces found in one bird alone Natural History Museum (Press Release)22:25 14-Sept-26

This Cookie Started Its Life as a Plastic Bottle ENN20:46 14-Sept-26

Plastic Waste Alliance Touts Gains as Scale Questions Linger Women's Wear Daily17:58 14-Sept-26

21-year-old Madhya Pradesh BSc student cleans trash-filled river by hand. Before and after photos show stunning… The Economic Times14:40 14-Sept-26

Green Science Alliance Developed Plant Biomass based, Tpo & Hema-free Vegan Gel Nail Polish PR Newswire (Press Release)13:33 14-Sept-26

Avoid the red plastic cups (Eco-Tip) Boulder Daily Camera, Colorado13:00 14-Sept-26

European Union-Funded CIRCULAR Project Supports New Research on Single-Use Plastics in Sri… European External Action Service10:08 14-Sept-26

Private Sector Must Follow Government Lead on Single-Use Plastic Bottles Sri Lanka Daily Mirror07:51 14-Sept-26

EMV Capital buys mothballed €50m Rotterdam recycling plant Proactive Investors (US)07:43 14-Sept-26

'We shouldn't have to clean up plastic pollution - it's a major setback' CBBC Newsround06:32 14-Sept-26

MIT spinout turns plastic waste into resilient building materials Massachusetts Institute of Technology05:09 14-Sept-26

Al-Fulaij backs 4th 'your school's wish' recycling competition Kuwait Times04:57 14-Sept-26

Ashburton Ratepayers Pay As Green-Bin Rollout Pushed Back Four Months Scoop02:25 14-Sept-26

In the last 7 days

Two months after Moshi landfill collapse, Pcmc proposes 7 sites to decentralise waste… The Times of India21:55 13-Sept-26

Bengaluru’s green brigade: Residents lead plogging in parks and plant herbs The Times of India19:21 13-Sept-26

As catches dwindle, Congo River fishermen turn to plastic waste RFI18:30 13-Sept-26

Salem organises Yercaud Nam Uyirkadu initiative to spread awareness on how plastic harms environment The Hindu16:52 13-Sept-26

Modern miracle? Plastic waste transformed into effective fertilizer New Atlas16:18 13-Sept-26

More than a tonne of plastic cleared from beaches BBC07:16 13-Sept-26

The plastic tide hitting Tobago’s shores Trinidad & Tobago Guardian Online05:22 13-Sept-26

'I was stunned': 'Bittu Tabahi' finds dog carcasses, medical waste at Turahalli forest in… The Times of India03:24 13-Sept-26

FIR lodged after sand-filled bags found blocking Varanasi sewer line The Times of India20:30 12-Sept-26

16-year-old Massachusetts student built a machine that turns 3D-printer waste into reusable material, won $75,000 award The Economic Times18:31 12-Sept-26

Two 14-year-old Arizona schoolboys built robot to remove microplastics from water using Lego, duct tape and pool noodles The Economic Times17:09 12-Sept-26

Beyond MP: Bittu Tabahi, volunteers clear 2 tonnes of waste along Turahalli forest boundary in… The Times of India17:04 12-Sept-26

Halting marine plastic inputs by 2050 is necessary but not sufficient to avoid microplastic accumulation Nature.com13:41 12-Sept-26

Performance evaluation of pet-modified concrete with pet granules and manufactured sand as fine aggregates Nature.com08:37 12-Sept-26

TotalEnergies takes full ownership of advanced plastics recycling plant Trend News Agency07:20 12-Sept-26

Fbra, Unido deepen Nigeria's circular economy The Nation, Nigeria04:56 12-Sept-26

French customs seize narcotics worth $260m inside shipment from Ghana YEN18:02 11-Sept-26

Heavy Rainfall Amplifies Riverine Microplastic Transport Worldwide, Particularly In Developing… Water Online16:35 11-Sept-26

Australian researchers turned discarded mine pipes into artificial dens for an endangered marsupial; cameras caught… The Economic Times16:34 11-Sept-26

Scientists develop a plastic that can be turned into fertilizer Anthropocene Magazine13:01 11-Sept-26

Rivers deliver unexpectedly high loads of microplastics to the sea Nature.com12:50 11-Sept-26

Plastic Energy transfers stake in chemical recycling plant amid restructuring letsrecycle.com12:07 11-Sept-26

Playing a part in the plastic debate Adirondack Explorer11:50 11-Sept-26

From Filtering Sand to Seeking a Filter-Free Future Happy Eco News10:04 11-Sept-26

Liars announce details of eleventh studio album and London date God Is In The TV Zine10:00 11-Sept-26

Plastics Recycling: TotalEnergies Becomes the Sole Owner of the Grandpuits Advanced Plastics… Business Wire (Press Release)09:21 11-Sept-26

Gujarat Confidential: ‘12,000 Rajiv Gandhis’, Vaghela’s 2027 push and Congress strategy Indian Express07:28 11-Sept-26

Lagos gets four collection centres to fight plastic waste Nigerian Guardian05:04 11-Sept-26

Lego billionaires to invest ‘heavily’ in plastic recycling tech The Spokesman-Review, Washington00:30 11-Sept-26

Dunkirk customs seize 3.9 tonnes of cocaine bound partly for Antwerp Ports Europe23:03 10-Sept-26

Heavy rainfall drives microplastic pollution in rivers Courthouse News19:06 10-Sept-26

Report charts efforts to scale up fight against plastic waste Envirotec17:43 10-Sept-26

Liars announce upcoming album, A Ban On Plastic Bag Bans The Line Of Best Fit17:41 10-Sept-26

BioBTX transforms mixed plastic waste into high-quality aromatic chemicals Interplas Insights15:05 10-Sept-26

Residents in Erode seek desilting of drainage channels ahead of monsoon The Hindu14:35 10-Sept-26

Global plastics data gaps hamper evidence-based policymaking China Daily13:44 10-Sept-26

LIARS Announce New Album 'A Ban On Plastic Bag Bans' With First Single Ice Pick, Kalamazoo Stereoboard12:10 10-Sept-26

Greenwave Circularity raises $31.5 million to build greenfield plastic recycling capacity The Hindu Business Line11:50 10-Sept-26

Leaked emails reveal industry plan to kill California's plastic and recycling laws Los Angeles Times11:04 10-Sept-26

Injection moulding specialist achieves ISO 14001 accreditation TheBusinessDesk.com10:34 10-Sept-26

Study finds high levels of microplastics enter Swiss soil each year Swiss Info09:42 10-Sept-26

Aduro Clean Technologies To Present Hydrochemolytic™ Technology For Polyolefin Recycling At… Chemicals Online08:31 10-Sept-26

First nationwide measurements in Switzerland show low levels of microplastics entering the environment from wastewater… Swiss Government (Press Release)08:11 10-Sept-26

Unido, Fbra expand plastic waste collection network The Nation, Nigeria05:25 10-Sept-26

For years, plastic bags were treated as waste; then one Nebraska city tried turning 2 million… The Times of India03:27 10-Sept-26

From Plastic Waste To Urban Decline In Myanmar – Analysis Eurasia Review02:45 10-Sept-26

Stop Making These Recycling Mistakes TIME19:08 9-Sept-26

Liars Return With First Album and Song in Five Years Pitchfork18:31 9-Sept-26

The world doesn’t need a Paris Agreement for plastics Climate Home17:43 9-Sept-26

From Methane to Materials: Engineering Biodegradable Polymers AIChE16:31 9-Sept-26

Mondelēz International, PepsiCo and pladis join digital watermarking trial to help improve flexible food packaging… Food & Drink International14:13 9-Sept-26

Garbage, Sewage, Neglect: Why India’s Urban Rivers Struggle To Stay Clean Outlook India13:58 9-Sept-26

This Hawaii company is making boats from volcanic rock and recycled plastic instead of… The Times of India13:03 9-Sept-26

Global companies partner to accelerate paper-based flexible packaging innovation Packaging Scotland12:14 9-Sept-26

Hidden microplastic pollution in Swiss waters uncovered EPFL09:32 9-Sept-26

OPINION: ‘The political risks of record PRN prices’ letsrecycle.com09:26 9-Sept-26

Alliance to End Plastic Waste Releases 2025 Progress Report, Highlighting First-Year Progress… PR Newswire (Press Release)08:01 9-Sept-26

Plastic leaves its traces in unexpected places — like your dentist’s office Media News Group18:27 8-Sept-26

Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans/NPDES Permits: Illinois House Bill 4418 Requires Application to Plastic Pellets… JD Supra17:23 8-Sept-26

Activist finds all tested Delhi plastic bags violate 120-micron requirement The Times of India16:32 8-Sept-26

Plastic pollution has reached every part of the ocean – global leaders call meeting Energy Live News16:07 8-Sept-26

Pa. fines Shell $15 million for air pollution from its Beaver County plastics plant PublicSource15:52 8-Sept-26

Surface forces : 35 Experiments at Sea StrategyPage.com11:37 8-Sept-26

Plastic Energy Founder Carlos Monreal returns as CEO Interplas Insights11:29 8-Sept-26

Plastic Overshoot Day | Push for waste strategy overhaul Packaging News11:05 8-Sept-26

In the 1980s, Rutgers researcher Thomas Nosker mixed milk jugs with discarded Big Mac… The Times of India08:53 8-Sept-26

Coca-Cola says recycling initiatives support 13,000 Nigerians The Punch03:53 8-Sept-26

In the last month

Labor's broken promise on plastic recycling ABC Online20:04 7-Sept-26

At 18, this Irish student invented plant-based plastic that doesn't just biodegrade; it is designed to break down… The Economic Times18:34 7-Sept-26

Scientists Discover Soil Bacteria Enzyme that Breaks Down Both Plastic and Antibiotics Sci.News17:51 7-Sept-26

Together let’s rejuvenate ‘untidy’ ocean tides The Hindu Business Line15:29 7-Sept-26

Plastic Overshoot Day: 72m tonnes of plastic waste set to leak letsrecycle.com13:59 7-Sept-26

USKOK findings reveal microplastic pollution concerns at waste sites in Croatia Croatia Week13:34 7-Sept-26

Plastic Overshoot Day: One-third of global plastic waste won’t be properly managed in 2026 edie.net12:35 7-Sept-26

72 million tonnes of plastic waste will be polluted this year, research finds Circular Online11:28 7-Sept-26

OPINION: ‘UK is at a critical turning point for plastic packaging recycling’ letsrecycle.com11:10 7-Sept-26

Crediting temporarily bound carbon reduces emissions and costs in integrated production of EU refineries Nature.com10:53 7-Sept-26

Climate crisis: Europe’s aid cuts threaten adaptation programmes and efforts to tackle plastic pollution The International Bar Association10:13 7-Sept-26

Plastics Companies Are Writing Lesson Plans. What Could Go Wrong? WIRED10:11 7-Sept-26

N.S. fishing gear washing ashore on remote North Atlantic islands CBC.ca10:07 7-Sept-26

Plastic waste: FG mandates manufacturers, importers to take responsibility Vanguard, Nigeria09:28 7-Sept-26

Wildfires, heatwaves endanger air quality, health: UN Gulf News06:19 7-Sept-26

Lorenza Romanese: "The ambition should not be to make everything compostable" Waste Management World Magazine23:01 6-Sept-26

Teen Discovers Coconut Fungi Can Filter Plastic and Sunscreen From Sea—And Wins Science Fair Good News Network22:44 6-Sept-26

More Evidence Ties Microplastics to Lung Cancer Medpage Today19:26 6-Sept-26

21-year-old cleans up Indian river; gets intl job offer Gulf News10:42 6-Sept-26

Single-use plastic waste pollutes Ariyankuppam River and Thengaithittu backwaters The Hindu10:06 6-Sept-26

Plastic Overshoot Day 2026 arrives, with majority of countries exceeding capacity to manage… Sustainability Online08:03 6-Sept-26

Humans will dump 72,000,000 tonnes of plastic waste into nature in 2026 Metro.co.uk06:59 6-Sept-26

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