California passes sweeping law to reduce non-recyclable plastic
LOS ANGELES, California (AFP) -- Garbage be gone: California Thursday passed an ambitious law mandating reduction of non-recyclable plastic…
4 years ago
Plastics
‘Trash has value’: Kenyan inventor turns plastic into bricks
by Nick Perry Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) - "Plastic still has value," said Nzambi Matee of the mountains of…
4 years ago
‘Chemical recycling’ of plastic slammed by environmental group
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Most plastic "advanced recycling" plants in the United States aren't actually recycling plastic but…
4 years ago
Only nine percent of plastic recycled worldwide: OECD
PARIS, France (AFP) - Less than 10 percent of the plastic used across the world is recycled, the OECD said…
4 years ago
Tunisia recyclers struggle to tackle mountains of waste
by Aymen Jamli and Amal Belalloufi Agence France-Presse MGHIRA, Tunisia (AFP) - "When I see plastic, I see money," says…
5 years ago
Mexico City plastic ban poses challenge for virus-hit firms
by Natalia Cano Agence France-Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexico's ban on single-use plastic in its capital, one of…
5 years ago
Bottle-fed babies ingest ‘millions’ of microplastics: study
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS PARIS, France (AFP) -- Bottle-fed babies may ingest more than a million pieces of microplastics each day,…
6 years ago
In Norway, bottles made of plastic are still fantastic
By Pierre-Henry DESHAYES Agence France-Presse FETSUND, Norway (AFP) — One at a time, the elderly lady places her empties into the…
6 years ago
Uruguayan project uses virtual money to encourage plastic recycling
by Pablo IZMIRLIAN Agence France-Presse PIRIÁPOLIS, Uruguay (AFP) -- On a hot summer's day in southern Uruguay, Graciela Martinez weighs…
6 years ago
Part of Skyway gives in as huge blaze engulfs San Miguel warehouse in Pandacan, Manila
https://youtu.be/IsRn6j1PU8A (Eagle News) -- A portion of the Skyway in Pandacan, Manila which is still under construction collapsed because…
6 years ago
Researchers to conduct major Japan ocean microplastics survey
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Scientists will begin a two-year survey of microplastics in the coastal waters of Japan from April, a…
6 years ago
Adidas bets on recycled material ‘to combat ocean plastic’
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) - German sportswear giant Adidas said Tuesday more than half of the polyester used in its…
6 years ago
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