Big Oil’s flagship plastic waste project sinks on the Ganges
The failure is a sign that the industry is falling short of its targets to curb an increase in waste, two environmental groups say.
Washing your clothes can create Arctic microplastic pollution
Plastic particles have infiltrated even the most remote and seemingly pristine regions of the planet.
Has Bacardi solved the world’s plastic problem?
Various types of plastic react differently during the recycling process. If two different types are mixed together, the output will be a mishmash of limited economic value.
With eye on zero emissions, Japan climate conference to bring together youths and officials
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has made cutting greenhouse gas emissions to zero on a net basis by 2050 one of his administration's major policies.
The bags have been made in response to plastic waste being found in the stomachs of dead deer in Nara Prefecture.
Space garbage solutions could help fix Earth’s plastic problem
We’ve launched 9,600 satellites since 1957. For the first few decades, no one thought about what would happen once they reached the end of their lives. By the time space agencies decided to do something, it had become a problem. "A vast majority of objects ...
Plastic pandemic: COVID-19 trashed the recycling dream
The pandemic has intensified a price war between recycled and new plastic, made by the oil industry.
Shoplifters in Japan taking advantage of wider use of reusable bags to conceal goods
The issue has arisen in the three months since all retailers were required to start charging customers for plastic bags in an effort to reduce plastic waste.
Japan Environment Ministry to back firms taking measures against plastic waste
The ministry will offer aid for private-sector efforts as it looks to build momentum toward reducing the country's marine plastic waste.
Starting Oct. 1, Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea will charge a fee for plastic shopping bags that are currently provided free of charge at theme park stores. Oriental Land Co., the operator of the Disney theme parks in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, announced the plan Monday. From ...
Rising shoplifting after Japan's plastic bag tax prompts rethink of personal bag rules
A nonprofit group says shoplifting is on the rise following the start of mandatory charges for plastic bags in July.
