At a shuttered plastic recycling site in Asan, about 85 km (53 miles) south of Seoul, a mountain of about 19,000 tonnes of finely ground plastic waste is piled up untreated, emitting a slightly ...

Overall, 80% of marine plastic debris comes from land, and 20% is produced by ocean-based sources such as fishing, shipping and aquaculture. 3 Much of it is comprised of industrial and domestic waste ...

Nations could agree in December on a world-first treaty to reduce the amount of plastic leaking into the ... of planet-warming greenhouse gases, or 3.4 percent of the global total, said the ...

In December, nations may agree on a pioneering treaty to cut plastic pollution, projected to triple by 2060. Global plastic production has surged, with waste mostly from short-lived items like ...

"Plastic particles are everywhere, in tap water, in drinking water, in groundwater", adds Greenpeace. Plastics also bear a significant carbon footprint. In 2019, plastics generated 1.8 billion tonnes ...

Temperatures, leaves and commodity resin prices all fell in North America in October.

PARIS: Plastic has become a key part of our day-to ... In 2019, plastics generated 1.8 billion tonnes of planet-warming greenhouse gases or 3.4% of the global total, said the OECD and UNEP.

As a result, EU plastic waste exports have seen a continual decline in recent years, as a growing number of countries impose bans and restrictions on plastic waste imports. Plastic pollution is an ...