plastic waste

Energy giant promised to turn 1m tonnes of plastic waste into oil each year, but now says goal is unfeasible

Studies find red, blue and green plastic decomposes into microplastic particles faster than plainer colours due to the way their colourants interact with UV radiation.

The mountains of trash from foreign countries seen piling up around homes and temples in Myanmar are renewing calls for Canada and other wealthy countries to deal with their own plastic garbage at home, instead of exporting waste — and the problem — to the developing world.

In Myanmar, north of Yangon in Shwepyithar, nothing is growing faster than garbage. 

A UN treaty to reduce plastic pollution could be a game changer for the environment. Activists who collect plastic for a living want to make sure it takes their jobs into account.

Fiesta Farms co-owner Dean Virgona said the grocery store started offering compostable bags at the checkout to divert plastic waste. Now the federal plastics ban means they have to find a new alternative.

A long-awaited update to Canada’s main environmental law is set to come into force after passing through both the House of Commons and the Senate. 

High-income countries have long sent their waste abroad to be thrown away or recycled — and an independent team of experts says they’re inundating the developing world with much more plastic than previously estimated.

On Idit Silman’s first day as Israel’s new environmental protection minister, she handed out soft drinks in disposable plastic cups to hospital patients.

Ottawa's ban on a handful of single-use plastic items is cause for celebration, but bigger changes are required from government and consumers to stem plastic waste, especially at Christmas, a pollution expert says.

Canada's ban on the manufacture and import for sale of some plastic items, including grocery bags and straws, has taken effect.

With many nations already on board, 30 by 30 might be one of the few successes coming out of COP15. If so, time will prove it a pyrrhic victory.

A report by environmental group Oceana has found that plastic waste from Amazon packages went up by 18% last year, but Amazon says it has reduced its use of single-use plastic across its network.

While they're traditionally viewed as concrete jungles rather than natural oases, cities are increasingly taking a leadership role when it comes to protecting biodiversity.

Montreal's mayor is launching a challenge to other cities to commit to protecting biodiversity as it prepares to host a major United Nations conference next month.