NPR

The world is awash in plastic. Oil producers want a say in how it's cleaned up

Plastic waste is everywhere. Each year, around 400 million metric tons of it end up in landfills and places like oceans, rivers and shorelines. The trash breaks down into tiny pieces called ...
Newsweek

With World ‘Off Track’ on Cutting Plastic Waste, States to Play Larger Role

New reports tracking the efforts to reduce plastic waste show some companies are making slow but steady progress to cut harmful plastics and increase reuse and recycling, but the world is still "off ...
NPR

Reduce, reuse, redirect outrage: How plastic-makers used recycling as a fig leaf

The plastics industry has worked for decades to convince people and policymakers that recycling would keep waste out of landfills and the environment. Consumers sort their trash so plastic packaging ...
Newsweek

Talks on a Plastics Treaty Have Begun. Here’s How to Stop Plastic Waste

People walking the streets of downtown Petaluma, California, started seeing something new on the sidewalks in summer. Alongside the usual trash cans and recycling containers were large purple bins ...