Plastic pollution

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.

Insidious pollutants: Study shows microplastics floating in Jakarta’s air, water

Microplastics come from larger plastics, including manufactured products and industrial materials, which degrade over time into tiny, even microscopic pieces.

Venezuelan students help turn plastic waste into school desks

South Korea requires firms to use recycled plastic in drink bottles from 2026 but concerns remain

The legislation covers bottled water and non-alcoholic beverage producers that use more than 5,000 tonnes of PET bottles a year.

Conservationists fight to save Nigeria's sea turtles from pollution and poachers

Luna, a rehabilitated sea turtle, is released into the Atlantic Ocean more than 10 nautical miles off the Lagos shoreline, after being captured twice by poachers in Lagos Nigeria, June 13, 2025. Conservationists warn that endangered species such as sea turtles are rapidly disappearing along Nigeria's southern coast due to poaching. REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun

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