Plastic pollution

Why Bhutan’s plastic ban isn’t working

The dominant plastics in the country’s waste stream come from single-use plastic bags, PET bottles, and packaged consumer goods.

Health threat of global plastics projected to soar, says study

Most plastic ends up in landfills, where it can take centuries to decompose, leaching out chemicals during that time.

South Korean researchers find way to remove nanoplastics from water in 10 minutes

The team said its process eliminated more than 95 per cent of micro and nanoplastics within 10 minutes.

France pushes back plastic cup ban by four years

The ban on disposable plastic cups has been postponed until 2030.

South Korea to ban free disposable plastic cups at cafes, restaurants

South Korea's government aims to end free provision of disposable plastic cups at cafes and restaurants.

‘Waiting to die’: The dirty business of recycling in Vietnam

This photo taken on November 25, 2025, shows a woman picking up plastic waste at a landfill on the outskirts of Hanoi. Crouched between mountains of discarded plastic, Lanh strips the labels off bottles of Coke, Evian and local Vietnamese tea drinks so they can be melted into tiny pellets for reuse. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)

The real microplastics problem isn’t in your brain

The proliferation of tiny plastic particles is a serious environmental and health issue. But shock attention-grabbing tactics can backfire.

Dangerous levels of toxic chemicals found in blood of Indonesia’s waste workers

According to its Environment Ministry, Indonesia produces 56.6 million tonnes of waste annually.

Forum: Bakeries should minimise plastic use

South Korea plans to stop calling incinerating of plastic ‘recycling’

Thermal recycling has been included in South Korea’s official recycling rate since 1999.

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